The Effect of the In utero Environment on Nephrogenesis and Renal Function

Kidney Development, Disease, Repair and Regeneration

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 177-190

  Moritz, Karen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Developmental origins; Fetal programming; Hypertension; Renal disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958902881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800102-8.00015-1     Document Type: Chapter

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