Sex differences in the developmental origins of hypertension and cardiorenal disease

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Gilbert, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Nijland, Mark J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Duluth Medical Research Institut   (United States)

^c University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Hypertension; Maternal nutrient restriction; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; SEX HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ADULT DISEASE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE COURSE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MAMMAL; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 57749117270     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.90724.2008     Document Type: Review

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