Arterial stiffness and endothelial function: Key players in vascular health

Hypertension

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 612-613

  Duprez, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR; ENDOTHELIAL HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD FLOW; CELL FUNCTION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR;

EID: 77149123037     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.144725     Document Type: Note

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