Maternal undernutrition and the offspring kidney: from fetal to adult life

Maternal dietary protein restriction during pregnancy is associated with low fetal birth weight and leads to renal morphological and physiological changes. Different mechanisms can contribute to this phenotype: exposure to fetal glucocorticoid, alterations in the components of the renin-angiotensin...

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Main Authors: F.F. Mesquita, J.A.R. Gontijo, P.A. Boer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010001100001