Leptin Deficiency and the Origins of Hypertension

What is it about?

Environmental adversity faced during the earliest stages of development can have devastating effects on adult health. We review a robust body of literature detailing the risk of life-threatening cardiovascular disease among the survivors of preterm birth or intrauterine growth restriction. We focus on the potential that early life leptin deficiency may drive the development of adult hypertension in these vulnerable populations.

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