Impaired synthesis of elastin in walls of aorta and large conduit arteries during early development as an initiating event in pathogenesis of systemic hypertension

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9082, 1997, Pages 953-955

  Martyn, C N ^b   Greenwald, S E ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

AGING; AORTA WALL; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; FETUS GROWTH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031588171     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)10508-0     Document Type: Note

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