Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization: age, gender and blood pressure, do they matter?

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 108-123

  Leung, S W S ^a   Vanhoutte, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ageing; endothelium dependent hyperpolarization; gender; hypertension; intermediate conductance calcium activated potassium channels; small conductance calcium activated potassium channels

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE KINASE; SIRTUIN 1; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; INTERMEDIATE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AGE; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CELL AGING; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM DEPENDENT HYPERPOLARIZATION; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPERTENSION; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; INTERMEDIATE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 84983166373     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12628     Document Type: Review

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