Heterogeneity of endothelial function within the circulation

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-78

  Boegehold, Matthew A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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BLOOD VESSEL TONE; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; VEINS;

EID: 0031964106     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041552-199801000-00012     Document Type: Review

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