Intrauterine growth restriction and risk for arterial hypertension: A causal relationship?

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 361-365

  Gortner, Ludwig ^a,b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Fetal programming; Intrauterine growth restriction; Nephrogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CATCH UP GROWTH; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIVE BIRTH; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY;

EID: 34547746945     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2007.082     Document Type: Review

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