Effects of food restriction on mechanical properties of arterial system in adult and middle-aged rats

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1999, Pages

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

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032716276     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.10.B441     Document Type: Article

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