Elevated Vascular Sympathetic Neurotransmission and Remodelling Is a Common Feature in a Rat Model of Foetal Programming of Hypertension and SHR

Elevated Vascular Sympathetic Neurotransmission and Remodelling Is a Common Feature in a Rat Model of Foetal Programming of Hypertension and SHR

Hypertension is of unknown aetiology, with sympathetic nervous system hyperactivation being one of the possible contributors. Hypertension may have a developmental origin, owing to the exposure to adverse factors during the intrauterine period. Our hypothesis is that sympathetic hyperinnervation may...

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Main Authors: Maria Sofia Vieira-Rocha, Joana Beatriz Sousa, Pilar Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Silvia Madaglena Arribas, Carmen Diniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
foetal programming of hypertension
sympathetic neurotransmission
sympathetic innervation
vascular remodelling
fibrosis
foetal undernutrition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/8/1902

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