The dependence of FMD% on baseline diameter: A problem solved by allometric scaling - no problem in this case

Clinical Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-56

  Devan, Allison E ^a   Pierce, Gary L ^a,b   Brooks, Forrest A ^a   Seals, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AGING; ALLOMETRY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FLOW MEDIATED DILATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AGING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84875626322     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20130047     Document Type: Letter

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