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Abnormal development of blood pressure and growth in rats exposed to perinatal injection stress.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6855452     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Subcutaneous injections of alkaline saline were made perinatally in Sprague-Dawley rats according to two schedules. In a pre-/postnatal group, dams were treated from 19th gestational day to 9th day postpartum and pups from day 0-9. In a postnatal group, pups alone were injected from day 0-6. At 19-23, 50-56 and 82-86 days of age, injected rats and uninjected controls were anesthetized and arterial blood pressure measured. Rats from the pre-/postnatal group had higher blood pressures (58%) and body weights at 19-23 days and lower blood pressure (35%) and body weight at 82-86 days of age. Blood pressure and body weight were comparable to control at all ages in the postnatal injection group. It is concluded that as a result of the maternal stress produced by the injections there was a generalized disturbance of growth processes resulting in hypotension and decreased body weight in adulthood.
Authors:
P G Smith; E Mills
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Life sciences     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0024-3205     ISO Abbreviation:  Life Sci.     Publication Date:  1983 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-07-08     Completed Date:  1983-07-08     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375521     Medline TA:  Life Sci     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2497-501     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging*
Animals
Blood Pressure*
Body Weight
Female
Fetus / physiology*
Growth*
Injections, Subcutaneous
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Sodium Chloride / administration & dosage
Stress, Physiological / embryology,  physiopathology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL 29403-01/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7647-14-5/Sodium Chloride

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