Fetal development of regulatory mechanisms for body fluid homeostasis

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 446-454

  Guan, J ^a,b   Mao, C ^a   Feng, X ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Xu, F ^a   Geng, C ^a   Zhu, L ^a   Wang, A ^a   Xu, Z ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BENGBU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal body fluids; Fetal hormonal regulation; Fetal renal regulation; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRILAT; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE TYPE C; OXYTOCIN; RENIN; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOPRESSIN; WATER;

AMNION FLUID; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BODY FLUID; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS MOVEMENT; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID INTAKE; GESTATION PERIOD; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESSOR RESPONSE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; SHEEP; SODIUM ABSORPTION; SWALLOWING; THIRST; URINARY EXCRETION; VASODILATATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HORMONES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PREGNANCY; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 54749089582     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008005000025     Document Type: Review

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