Arterial wall mechanics as a function of heart rate: Role of vascular smooth muscle

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Salvucci, Fernando Pablo ^a   Schiavone, Jonathan ^a   Craiem, Damian ^a   Barra, Juan Gabriel ^a  

^a FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

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EID: 36949006950     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/90/1/012010     Document Type: Article

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