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New perspectives on the origin of hypertension; the role of the hypothalamic melanocortin system
1 Sept 2014
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New Findings What is the topic of this review? The growing epidemic of obesity has attracted increasing interest in the effect of obesity in pregnancy on the developing child. Independent associations have been reported between maternal obesity and hypertension in the offspring. This review focuses on novel advances in our comprehension of sympathetically mediated hypertension. What advances does it highlight?...
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