Exercise and arterial adaptation in humans: Uncoupling localized and systemic effects

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1190-1195

  Rowley, Nicola J ^a   Dawson, Ellen A ^a   Birk, Gurpreet K ^a   Cable, N Timothy ^a   George, Keith ^a   Whyte, Greg ^a   Thijssen, Dick H J ^a,b   Green, Daniel J ^a,c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Intima medial thickness; Nitric oxide; Wall thickness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; VASODILATATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956115903     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01371.2010     Document Type: Article

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