Aging and vascular endothelial function in humans

Clinical Science

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 357-375

  Seals, Douglas R ^a   Jablonski, Kristen L ^a   Donato, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Endothelium dependent dilation; Exercise; Inflammation; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SUPEROXIDE; VITAMIN D;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; APOPTOSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULITIS;

AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; VASODILATION;

EID: 79951793045     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20100476     Document Type: Review

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