Biomechanics of the saphenous artery and vein in spontaneous hypertension in rats

Pathophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-302

  Szentiványi Jr, Mátyás ^a   Nádasy, György L ^a   Tóth, Mária ^a   Kopcsányi, Veronika ^a   Jednákovits, Andrea ^b   Monos, Emil ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Biorex Research and Development Co   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Contractility; Distensibility; Muscular arteries; SHR; Wistar Kyoto rats

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; VENOUS PRESSURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0030623270     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4680(97)10008-6     Document Type: Article

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