High perinatal sodium chloride exposure and blood pressure response to chronic high sodium challenge in adult rats

• Main Authors: Aminuddin, Niferiti, Abdul Razak, Tariq, Azzubaidi, Marwan Saad, Tin, Myo Han, Mohd Noor, Noriah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: QP Physiology; R Medicine (General); RG Gynecology and obstetrics; RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/34815/1/HIGH_PERINATAL_SODIUM_CHLORIDE_2014_MSH.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/34815/; http://www.msh.my/article.php?aid=367

Background: An insult during a critical period of fetal development may result in increased risk for development of hypertension. Objective: This study aims at evaluating the effects of high maternal dietary sodium during pregnancy and lactation on their offspring’s blood pressure at 16 weeks upo...