The impact of age on vascular smooth muscle function in humans

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 445-453

  Montero, David ^a   Pierce, Gary L ^b   Stehouwer, Coen D A ^a   Padilla, Jaume ^c,d   Thijssen, Dick H J ^e,f  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advanced age; conduit artery; resistance arteries; vascular smooth muscle function

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERY MUSCLE; ARTERY RESISTANCE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCOPUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION; AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGING; BRACHIAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84922450574     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000446     Document Type: Review

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