Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 805-810 , December 2009

Left ventricular hypertrophy induced by overnutrition early in life

  • A. Seixas Bello Moreira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Nutrition Physiology and Development, Department of Physiology, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87-Rio de Janeiro, 20550-030 RJ, Brazil
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  • M. Teixeira Teixeira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Nutrition Physiology and Development, Department of Physiology, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87-Rio de Janeiro, 20550-030 RJ, Brazil
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  • F. da Silveira Osso

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Nutrition Physiology and Development, Department of Physiology, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87-Rio de Janeiro, 20550-030 RJ, Brazil
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  • R. Oliveira Pereira

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Nutrition Physiology and Development, Department of Physiology, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87-Rio de Janeiro, 20550-030 RJ, Brazil
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  • G. de Oliveira Silva-Junior

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Morphometry and Cardiovascular Morphology, Department of Anatomy, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  • E.P. Garcia de Souza

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Nutrition Physiology and Development, Department of Physiology, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87-Rio de Janeiro, 20550-030 RJ, Brazil
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  • C.A. Mandarim de Lacerda

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Morphometry and Cardiovascular Morphology, Department of Anatomy, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  • A. Sanchez Moura

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Nutrition Physiology and Development, Department of Physiology, Av. 28 de Setembro, 87-Rio de Janeiro, 20550-030 RJ, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 21 2587 6434; fax: +55 21 8131 0794.

Received 7 November 2008 ,Revised 28 December 2008 ,Accepted 29 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.01.008

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 805-810 , December 2009

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