Effects of aging and menopause on women's vascular systems

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-162

  Maeda, Miki ^a   Nakamura, Chigusa ^b   Uchigaki, Akiko ^a   Yuba, Kimiko ^c   Utsumi, Miyoko ^a   Siba, Mitsuru ^a   Sanke, Tokio ^a   Miyai, Nobuyuki ^d   Arita, Mikio ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Seto Hospital   (Japan)

^c Town Katsuragi Hanazono Branch Office   (Japan)

^d OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclelosis; Blood pressure; Endothelial function; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE;

ADULT; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE;

EID: 79960659908     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.48.158     Document Type: Article

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