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Guan,J.; Mao,C.; Feng,X.; Zhang,H.; Xu,F.; Geng,C.; Zhu,L.; Wang,A.; Xu,Z.. |
The balance of body fluids is critical to health and the development of diseases. Although quite a few review papers have shown that several mechanisms, including hormonal and behavioral regulation, play an important role in body fluid homeostasis in adults, there is limited information on the development of regulatory mechanisms for fetal body fluid balance. Hormonal, renal, and behavioral control of body fluids function to some extent in utero. Hormonal mechanisms including the renin-angiotensin system, aldosterone, and vasopressin are involved in modifying fetal renal excretion, reabsorption of sodium and water, and regulation of vascular volume. In utero behavioral changes, such as fetal swallowing, have been suggested to be early functional... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fetal body fluids; Fetal hormonal regulation; Fetal renal regulation; Swallowing. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000600002 |
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