May 1, 2002Journal of Hypertension
Natriuretic peptide system in fetal heart and circulation
Population
Embryonic and fetal heart and circulation in mammals
Design
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Implication
No immediate change to fetal CVD management; leaves open therapeutic targeting of maturational natriuretic peptide shifts.
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Population
Embryonic and fetal heart and circulation in mammals
The natriuretic peptide system undergoes functional maturation during mammalian ontogeny, playing a compensatory role in fetal cardiovascular disease.
Cite This Study
Walther et al. (2002) studied this question.