Model of geometrical and smooth muscle tone adaptation of carotid artery subject to step change in pressure

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 6 49-6, 2001, Pages

  Fridez, P ^a   Rachev, A ^b   Meister, J J ^a   Hayashi, K ^c   Stergiopulos, N ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Mechanics   (Bulgaria)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial wall; Biomechanics; Hill's model; Myogenic response; Remodeling; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FIBRONECTIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY TONE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID ARTERY; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY; MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; STRESS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0034979535     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.6.h2752     Document Type: Article

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