The microcirculation and hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue , 1992, Pages S147-S156

  Struijker Boudier, Harry A J ^a   Le Noble, Jos L M L ^a   Messing, Marcel W J ^a   Huijberts, Maya S P ^a   Le Noble, Ferdinand A C ^a   Van Essen, Helma ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Hypertension; Microcirculation; Renin angiotensin system; Review

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY DIAMETER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CAPILLARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY; HYPOTHESIS; MICROCIRCULATION; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; STRESS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTERIOLES; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY; MICROCIRCULATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0027104418     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199212000-00016     Document Type: Article

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