Nutrient-restricted fetus and the cardio-renal connection in hypertensive offspring

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-238

  Gilbert, Jeffrey S ^a   Cox, Laura A ^b   Mitchell, Graham ^c   Nijland, Mark J ^a,c  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Blood pressure; Fetus; Gestation; Heart; Kidney; Nephron number; Pregnancy; Vascular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY STRUCTURE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHENOTYPE; PROGENY; REVIEW; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; FETAL MALNUTRITION; HEART; KIDNEY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETAL NUTRITION DISORDERS; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION, RENAL; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 33646201372     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14779072.4.2.227     Document Type: Review

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