Aging progressively impairs endothelium-dependent vasodilation in forearm resistance vessels of humans

Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 849-853

  Gerhard, Marie ^a   Roddy, Mary Anne ^a   Creager, Shelly J ^a   Creager, Mark A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; atherosclerosis; nitric oxide; vasodilation

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030006173     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.27.4.849     Document Type: Article

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