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ea0002p55 | Growth and development | SFE2001

IMPACT OF MATERNAL NUTRIENT RESTRICTION IN EARLY TO MID GESTATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLASMA CORTISOL AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN LATER LIFE

Gopalakrishnan G , Pearce S , Dandrea J , Mostyn A , Walker R , Ramsay M , Stephenson T , Symonds M

Introduction: In sheep, modest maternal nutrient restriction over the period of rapid placental growth followed by normal feeding to term results in offspring with a larger placenta and increased expression of the glucocorticoid receptor in a range of tissues. The aim of the present study was to determine whether this subsequently alters the relationship between basal cortisol and blood pressure in later life.Methods: Fourteen Welsh Mountai...