Abstract:Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) programs an increase in blood pressure associated with early reproductive senescence in female IUGR rats at 12 months of age. Serum testosterone (T) levels are increased in female IUGR rats at this age mimicking the hormonal milieu of postmenopausal women (PMW). Testosterone is positively associated with blood pressure in PMW. Thus, our laboratory previously reported that chronic blockade of the androgen receptor with flutamide abolished hypertension in female IUGR rats. … Show more
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