Early life microcirculation and the development of hypertension

Hypertension

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 768-769

  Struijker Boudier, Harry A J ^a   Heijnen, Bart F J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN ANTAGONIST;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; SKIN;

EID: 83155180377     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.181107     Document Type: Editorial

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