Effect of pressurization on mechanical properties of mesenteric small arteries from spontaneously hypertensive rats

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-125

  Laurant, Pascal ^a   Touyz, Rhian M ^b   Schiffrin, Ernesto L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Genetic; Growth; Hypertension; Pressure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

EID: 0030894659     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: 14230135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000159209     Document Type: Article

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