Impact of age and gender on microvascular function

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 766-774

  Schlager, Oliver ^a   Giurgea, Aura ^a   Hammer, Alexandra ^a   Charwat Resl, Silvia ^a   Margeta, Christian ^a   Mueller, Markus ^a   Ehringer, Teresa ^a   Zehetmayer, Sonja ^a   Willfort Ehringer, Andrea ^a   Koppensteiner, Renate ^a   Gschwandtner, Michael E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Epidemiology; Laser Doppler; Microcirculation; Microvascular reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCIRCULATION; PARAMETERS; PEDIATRICS; PERFUSION; POSTOCCLUSIVE REACTIVE HYPEREMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIGATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIGATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN;

EID: 84904571449     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eci.12293     Document Type: Article

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