Developmental origins of obesity-related hypertension

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 799-806

  Henry, Sarah L ^a   Barzel, Benjamin ^a,b   Wood Bradley, Ryan J ^a   Burke, Sandra L ^b   Head, Geoffrey A ^b   Armitage, James A ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental programming of health and disease; Fatty acids; Maternal diet in pregnancy; Obesity related hypertension; Placental transfer; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EPIDEMIC; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MATERNAL OBESITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPOSIUM;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; ANIMALS; CHILD; CYTOKINES; DIETARY FATS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84865586929     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05579.x     Document Type: Article

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