Postnatal Growth of the Heart and Its Blood Vessels

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 266-287

  Hudlicka, O ^a   Brown, M D ^b  

^a Department of Physiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Development; Exercise training; Growth factors; Hormones; Hyperplasia; Hypertrophy; Mechanical factors

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE; NORADRENALIN; THYROXINE;

ANGIOGENESIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; EXERCISE; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIA; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 0029976804     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: 14230135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000159155     Document Type: Article

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