Relation between baroreflex sensitivity and carotid artery elasticity in healthy humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 3 40-3, 1996, Pages

  Bonyhay, Istvan ^a   Jokkel, Gabor ^a   Kollai, Mark ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

distensibility coefficient; dominant harmonic frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33750741480     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.271.3.h1139     Document Type: Article

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