Protein restriction during pregnancy induces hypertension and impairs endothelium-dependent vascular function in adult female offspring

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-239

  Sathishkumar, Kunju ^a   Elkins, Rebekah ^a   Yallampalli, Uma ^a   Yallampalli, Chandra ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Constriction; Endothelium; Fetal programming; Hypertension; Mean arterial blood pressure; Nitric oxide; Pregnancy; Relaxation; Vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; IN VIVO STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 54849408073     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000166390     Document Type: Article

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