Gender differences in vascular function and insulin sensitivity in young adults

Clinical Science

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 153-160

  Dengel, Donald R ^a,b,c   Jacobs Jr , David R ^d   Steinberger, Julia ^c   Moran, Antoinette M ^d   Sinaiko, Alan R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cardiovascular risk; Echocardiography; Endothelium derived dilation; Gender; Insulin sensitivity; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASODILATATION;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751674031     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20100223     Document Type: Article

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