Age-related changes of arterial mechanical properties in rats: Analysis using exponentially tapered T-tube model

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages

  Chang, Kuo Chu ^a   Tsai, Yuan Feen ^a   Chow, Chai Yee ^a   Peng, Ying I ^a   Chen, Tong J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOWMETER; EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY; HEART RATE; IMPEDANCE; INTERFEROMETRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RAT; T TUBE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031902241     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/53A.4.B274     Document Type: Article

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