Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation is not affected by pregnancy or regular exercise participation

Clinical Science

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 355-365

  Weissgerber, Tracey L ^a   Davies, Gregory A L ^b   Tschakovsky, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachial artery; Exercise; Flow mediated dilation; Pregnancy; Shear rate; Shear mediated dilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED ARTERY DILATATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 80052327717     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20110008     Document Type: Article

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