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Genetic predisposition to hypertension sensitizes borderline hypertensive rats to the hypertensive effects of prenatal glucocorticoid exposure.
The Journal of physiology - 15 Jan 2008
Bechtold Andrea G, Vernon Kathy, Hines Tina, Scheuer Deborah A
Abstract excerpt
An adverse intrauterine environment can increase the incidence of hypertension and other cardiovascular disease risk factors. However, in clinical and experimental studies the magnitude of the effect is variable. Possibly, the relative influence of the prenatal environment on cardiovascular disease is determined in part by genetic factors that predispose individuals to the development of environmentally induced...
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