Effect of unilateral forearm inactivity on endothelium-dependent vasodilator function in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 933-940

  Birk, Gurpreet K ^a   Dawson, Ellen A ^a   Timothy Cable, N ^a   Green, Daniel J ^a,c   Thijssen, Dick H J ^a,b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial remodelling; Cardiovascular risk; Echo Doppler; Endothelial function; Physical inactivity

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGLYCERIN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876292144     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2505-7     Document Type: Article

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