Does prenatal hypoxia lead to permanent cardiovascular change in the offspring?

Chronic prenatal hypoxia is associated with intrauterine growth retardation and there is now some evidence that it also induces programmed hypertension in offspring. However these studies are generally confounded as hypoxia is either induced by maternal hypoxia or placental insufficiency. The study...

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Main Author: Brolin, Elisabeth
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap 2015
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-242903