The effect of exercise on the cerebral vasculature of healthy aged subjects as visualized by MR angiography

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1857-1863

  Bullitt, Elizabeth ^a   Rahman, F N ^a   Smith, J K ^a   Kim, E ^b   Zeng, D ^b   Katz, L M ^a   Marks, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPORT; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 71449098025     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1695     Document Type: Article

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