Programmed Adult Kidney Disease: Importance of Fetal Environment

Programmed Adult Kidney Disease: Importance of Fetal Environment

The Barker hypothesis strongly supported the influence of fetal environment on the development of chronic diseases in later life. Multiple experimental and human studies have identified that the deleterious effect of fetal programming commonly leads to alterations in renal development. The interplay...

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Main Authors: Rogério Argeri, Fernanda Thomazini, Débora Conte Kimura Lichtenecker, Karina Thieme, Maria do Carmo Franco, Guiomar Nascimento Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
renal function
programmed kidney disease
hypertension
nephron number
fetal environment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.586290/full

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