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Abstract
Many studies report sexual dimorphism in the fetal programming of adult disease. We hypothesised that there would be differences in the age-related decline in renal function between male and female intrauterine-growth restricted rats. Early life growth restriction was induced in rat offspring by administering a low protein diet (LPD; 8.7 casein) to dams during pregnancy and lactation. Control dams were fed a normal protein diet (NPD; 20 casein). Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and renal structure and function were assessed in 32 and 100 week old offspring. Mesenteric artery function was examined at 100 weeks using myography. At 3-days of age body weight was 24 lower (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1153 - 1161 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology |
Volume | 309 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Projects
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Consequences of elevated maternal glucocorticoids for early childhood renal development and function
Denton, K., Brown, R., Evans, R. & Moritz, K.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/12 → 31/12/14
Project: Research