Prenatal Programming of Hypertension in the Rat: Effect of Postnatal Rearing
Background/Aims: Dietary protein deprivation during pregnancy causes hypertension in offspring when they become adults. This study examined if postnatal rearing had an effect on blood pressure and glomerular number in male rats whose mothers were fed either a control diet or a low protein diet. Meth...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Nephron Extra |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/333477 |