Increased aortic stiffness assessed by pulse wave velocity in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 2 47-2, 2000, Pages

  Wang, Yi Xin ^a   Halks Miller, Meredith ^a   Vergona, Ron ^a   Sullivan, Mark E ^a   Fitch, Richard ^a   Mallari, Cornell ^a   Martin McNulty, Baby ^a   Da Cunha, Valdeci ^a   Freay, Ana ^a   Rubanyi, Gabor M ^a   Kauser, Katalin ^a  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliance; Elastin degradation; Endothelium dependent relaxation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; ELASTIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PULSE WAVE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0034094785     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.2.h428     Document Type: Article

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