Blood pressure regulation VIII: Resistance vessel tone and implications for a pro-atherogenic conduit artery endothelial cell phenotype

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 531-544

  Padilla, Jaume ^a   Jenkins, Nathan T ^a   Laughlin, M Harold ^a,b,c   Fadel, Paul J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Blood pressure; Endothelial function; Nitric oxide; Shear stress; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTERY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROVASCULATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MICROVESSELS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84894653635     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-013-2684-x     Document Type: Review

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