FETAL PROGRAMMING OF PATHOLOGY IN ADULTS
The review provides data, indicating about the role of intrauterine fetal growth conditions in chronic pathology at adults and aged individuals. The significance of body mass at birth, associated with maternal nutrition, placenta, trophic status of fetus in progression of obesity, arterial hypertension and insulin resistance in postnatal period is discussed. Low body mass of fetus is associated with small number of nephrons, and with high risk of kidney diseases in adults.