Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9308983 | Kidney International | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The increased blood pressure observed after fetal uninephrectomy is due to an increase in cardiac output. Thus, formation of a low number of nephrons in utero may predispose an individual to later renal failure and elevated blood pressure.
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Authors
Karen M. Moritz, Andrew Jefferies, James Wong, E. Marelyn Wintour, Miodrag Dodic,