Arterial elasticity is associated with endothelial vasodilatory function and asymmetric dimethylarginine level in healthy subjects

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 536-544

  Kals, J ^a   Kampus, P ^a   Kals, M ^a   Teesalu, R ^a   Zilmer, K ^a   Pulges, A ^a,b   Zilmer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b North Estonian Regional Hospital   (Estonia)

Author keywords

ADMA; Arterial stiffness; Endothelium; Pulse wave analysis

Indexed keywords

N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARGININE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSATILE FLOW; RADIAL ARTERY; VASODILATION;

EID: 34548361884     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510701203470     Document Type: Article

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