Nitric oxide synthase-dependent vasodilation of human subcutaneous arterioles correlates with noninvasive measurements of endothelial function

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 528-534

  Dharmashankar, Kodlipet ^a   Welsh, Aimee ^a   Wang, Jingli ^a   Kizhakekuttu, Tinoy J ^a   Ying, Rong ^a   Gutterman, David D ^a   Widlansky, Michael E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

arterioles; blood pressure; cardiovascular risk; endothelial function; flow mediated dilation; hypertension; nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGITAL PULSE ARTERIAL TONOMETRY; FEMALE; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; GLUTEAL SUBCUTANEOUS ARTERIOLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TONOMETRY; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; ARTERIOLES; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84862791851     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.8     Document Type: Article

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