A new concept of the mechanism of venous valve closure and role of valves in circulation

Phlebolymphology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-5

  Lurie, Fedor ^a,b   Kistner, Robert L ^a   Eklof, Bo ^a   Kessler, Darcy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b Straub Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation; Vein; Venous fonction; Venous hemodynamics; Venous valve

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CIRCULATION; HEMODYNAMICS; RELIABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN VALVE;

EID: 29344464059     PISSN: 12860107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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