Proteinuria in aging rats due to low-protein diet during mid-gestation

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-83

  Joles, J A ^b   Sculley, D V ^a   Langley Evans, S C ^a  

^a School of Biosciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aging rats; antioxidant enzymes; fetal programming; low protein diet; proteinuria

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003440512     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174409990183     Document Type: Article

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