Aging-related cerebral microvascular degeneration is an important cause of essential hypertension

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 643-645

  Qin, Chun Chang ^a   Hui, Ru Tai ^a   Liu, Zhi Hong ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 38749090176     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2007.07.038     Document Type: Article

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