Carotid distensibility characterized via the isometric exercise pressor response

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 6 52-6, 2002, Pages

  Myers, Christopher W ^a   Farquhar, William B ^a   Forman, Daniel E ^b   Williams, Todd D ^b   Dierks, Dustin L ^a   Andrew Taylor, J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Compliance; Ultrasonography; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036889558     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00309.2002     Document Type: Article

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