Human vascular aging: Limb-specific lessons

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 177-185

  Wray, D Walter ^a,b,c   Nishiyama, Steve K ^d   Donato, Anthony J ^a,c   Richardson, Russell S ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

blood flow; flow mediated dilation; shear stress; vascular disease; vascular function; vascular structure

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77957998378     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JES.0b013e3181f45413     Document Type: Article

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