Segmental differences of aortic function and composition: Clinical implications

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-154

  Sokolis, Dimitrios P ^a,b   Boudoulas, Harisios ^a   Karayannacos, Panayotis E ^a  

^a BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aorta; Elastic properties; Morphology

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONHUMAN; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWINE; THORACIC AORTA; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; AORTA; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; FEMALE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 44849133237     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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