Aerobic exercise and other healthy lifestyle factors that influence vascular aging

Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 296-307

  Santos Parker, Jessica R ^a   LaRocca, Thomas J ^a   Seals, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Endothelial dysfunction; Inflammation; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AGING; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84927556120     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00088.2014     Document Type: Article

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