Blood vessel remodeling and physical inactivity in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1836-1845

  Thijssen, Dick H J ^a,b   Green, Daniel J ^a,c   Hopman, Maria T E ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Endothelium; Remodeling; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; MICROVASCULATURE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; MICROVESSELS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 83655165325     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00394.2011     Document Type: Review

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