Impaired acetylcholine-induced vascular relaxation in low birth weight infants: Implications for adult hypertension?

Pediatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-462

  Martin, Helena ^a   Gazelius, Bertil ^a   Norman, Mikael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LASER FLOWMETER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IONTOPHORESIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0034033835     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200004000-00008     Document Type: Article

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