Open AccessEffect of Prenatal Dexamethasone on Postnatal Serum and Urinary Angiotensin II Levels
Author(s) -
Adi Dagan,
Jyothsna Gattineni,
Samer Habib,
Michel Baum
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2009.274
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , dexamethasone , angiotensin ii , gestation , creatinine , renin–angiotensin system , offspring , urinary system , blood pressure , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Prenatal programming of hypertension has been described in humans and in animal models that receive a prenatal insult, but the mechanism for the increase in blood pressure remains elusive.
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