Role of nitric oxide in the regulation of the mechanical properties of peripheral conduit arteries in humans

Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1465-1470

  Joannides, Robinson ^a   Richard, Vincent ^a   Haefeli, Walter E ^b   Benoist, Agathe ^a   Linder, Lilly ^b   Lüscher, Thomas F ^c   Thuillez, Christian ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Dept de Médecine Interne Ctr Hosp Univ Rouen Boisguillaume   (France)

Author keywords

Arteries; Elasticity; Endothelium; Endothelium derived factors; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STRESS; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0030723877     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.30.6.1465     Document Type: Article

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