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ea0011p569 | Growth and development | ECE2006

The response of infant’s adrenal gland and salt appetite, aldosterone and Na serum level to mother’s salt consumption

Heydarpour P , Heydarpour F

Introduction: The tendency to eat salty foods is an individualized matter. Aldosterone plays an important role in this increase in salt appetite. In this study the effects of different salt concentrations during pregnancy on Na and aldosterone level, adrenal gland and salt appetite of ratÂ’s infants and the relation of salt consumption with Bp were studied.Method: Eight groups of rats, six rats in each group, (ones of male and five female) having 200...