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Kidney Gene Expression Analysis in a Rat Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction Reveals Massive Alterations of Coagulation Genes
17 Aug 2007
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In this study, low birth weight was induced in rats by feeding the dams with a low-protein diet during pregnancy. Kidneys from the fetuses at the end of gestation were collected and showed a reduction in overall and relative weight, in parallel with other tissues (heart and liver). This reduction was associated with a reduction in nephrons number. To better understand the molecular basis of this observation, a...
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