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Hypoxia during pregnancy in rats leads to early morphological changes of atherosclerosis in adult offspring
21 Mar 2009
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to an adverse intrauterine environment increases the risk of cardiovascular disease later in adult life. However, the time course relationship between prenatal hypoxia and the onset of atherosclerosis in offspring remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of reduced fetal oxygen supply on early development of atherogenesis in the adult offspring and further assess its...
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