The importance of velocity acceleration to flow-mediated dilation

International Journal of Vascular Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Stoner, Lee ^a   Young, Joanna M ^b   Fryer, Simon ^c   Sabatier, Manning J ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^d CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIUM DERIVED HYPERPOLARIZING FACTOR; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; PROSTACYCLIN; SODIUM POTASSIUM CHLORIDE COTRANSPORTER;

ARTERY DIAMETER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL JUNCTION; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOSKELETON; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERYTHROCYTE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANORECEPTOR; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PULSATILE FLOW; REVIEW; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84866163492     PISSN: 20902824     EISSN: 20902832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/589213     Document Type: Review

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