Molecular mechanisms of arterial stiffness: New insights

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 436-438

  Luft, Friedrich C ^a  

^a Experimental and Clinical Research Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; ERAD; hypertension; MMP 12; pulse wave velocity; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; MACROPHAGE ELASTASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLE; ELASTICITY; GENE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84870394970     PISSN: 19331711     EISSN: 18787436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2012.10.004     Document Type: Review

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