Low birth size and final height predict high sympathetic nerve activity in adulthood.
OBJECTIVE: Being born small for gestational age (SGA) is associated with insulin resistance, hypertension and increased cardiovascular morbidity/mortality in adulthood. Sympathetic nerve hyperactivity is a well-known risk factor for cardiovascular disease mortality and is proposed to link insulin r...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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