Fetal sex and the circulating renin–angiotensin system during early gestation in women who later develop preeclampsia or gestational hypertension

There are fetal sex-specific differences in the balance between angiotensin (Ang) II and Ang-(1–7) in the maternal circulation during pregnancy. To determine whether at 15 weeks’ gestation plasma levels of Ang II and Ang-(1–7), as well as levels of prorenin and Ang-converting enzyme (ACE), predicted...

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Published in:	Journal of human hypertension Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 133 - 139
Main Authors:	Sykes, S D, Pringle, K G, Zhou, A, Dekker, G A, Roberts, C T, Lumbers, E R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2014 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	631/443/494 631/443/592 692/699/75/243/793 Adult Angiotensin Angiotensin I - blood Angiotensin II Angiotensin II - blood Biomarkers - blood Blood Pressure Body mass index Case-Control Studies Development and progression Epidemiology Female Fetuses Gestation Gestational Age Health Administration Humans Hypertension Hypertension in pregnancy Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced - blood Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced - diagnosis Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced - etiology Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced - physiopathology Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health original-article Peptide Fragments - blood Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A - blood Plasma levels Pre-eclampsia Pre-Eclampsia - blood Pre-Eclampsia - diagnosis Pre-Eclampsia - etiology Pre-Eclampsia - physiopathology Preeclampsia Pregnancy Public Health Renin Renin - blood Renin-Angiotensin System Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sex Sex Determination Analysis Sex Factors Ultrasonography, Doppler Ultrasonography, Prenatal Young Adult gestational hypertension prorenin preeclampsia angiotensin II angiotensin-(1–7) angiotensin-converting enzyme
ISSN:	0950-9240, 1476-5527, 1476-5527
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