Mechanics and composition of human subcutaneous resistance arteries in essential hypertension

Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 1 II, 1999, Pages 569-574

  Intengan, Hope D ^a   Deng, Li Y ^a   Li, Jin S ^a   Schiffrin, Ernesto L ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arteries, small; Collagen; Elastic modulus; Elasticity; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0032898099     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.33.1.569     Document Type: Article

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