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Epigenetic Modification of the Renin-Angiotensin System in the Fetal Programming of Hypertension
25 Jan 2007
Abstract excerpt
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Lifelong environmental factors (eg, salt intake, obesity, alcohol) and genetic factors clearly contribute to the development of hypertension, but it has also been established that stress in utero may program the later development of the disease. This phenomenon, known as fetal programming can be modeled in a range of experimental...
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