Time course of arterial remodelling in diameter and wall thickness above and below the lesion after a spinal cord injury

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 4103-4109

  Thijssen, Dick H J ^a,b   De Groot, Patricia C E ^a   Van Den Bogerd, Arne ^a,b   Veltmeijer, Matthijs ^a   Cable, N Timothy ^a,b   Green, Daniel J ^a,b,c   Hopman, Maria T E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial wall; Cardiovascular risk; Intima media thickness; Physical inactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; DENERVATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERIES; DENERVATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84869206247     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2400-2     Document Type: Article

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