Allometric scaling of endothelium-dependent vasodilation: Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation coming of age?

Vascular Medicine (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 368-371

  Mheid, Ibhar Al ^a   Quyyumi, Arshed A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84889790020     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: 14770377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X13513825     Document Type: Review

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