Early and late postnatal myocardial and vascular changes in a protein restriction rat model of intrauterine growth restriction.

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in later life. Early structural and functional changes in the cardiovascular system after IUGR may contribute to its pathogenesis. We tested the hypothesis that IUGR leads to primary myocardial and vascular alteration...

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Main Authors: Carlos Menendez-Castro, Fabian Fahlbusch, Nada Cordasic, Kerstin Amann, Kathrin Münzel, Christian Plank, Rainer Wachtveitl, Wolfgang Rascher, Karl F Hilgers, Andrea Hartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3105022?pdf=render