A constitutive formulation of arterial mechanics including vascular smooth muscle tone

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 3 56-3, 2004, Pages

  Zulliger, Martin A ^a   Rachev, Alexander ^b   Stergiopulos, Nikos ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Constitutive equation; Myogenic response; Nonlinear elasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; HYPERTENSION; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 4143093659     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00094.2004     Document Type: Article

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