Mechanical properties of arteries

Mechanical properties of arteriesP B DobrinP B DobrinPublished Online:01 Apr 1978https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.1978.58.2.397MoreSectionsPDF (10 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByAdaptation to 5 weeks of intermittent local vascular pressure increments; mechanisms to be considered in the development of primary hypertension?O. Eiken, A. Elia, H. Sköldefors, P. Sundblad, M. E. Keramidas, and R. Kölegård24 March 2021 | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol. 320, No. 4Sex differences in the structure and function of rat middle cerebral arteriesShaoxun Wang, Huawei Zhang, Yedan Liu, Longyang Li, Ya Guo, Feng Jiao, Xing Fang, Joshua R. Jefferson, Man Li, Wenjun Gao, Ezekiel Gonzalez-Fernandez, Rodrigo O. Maranon, Mallikarjuna R. Pabbidi, Ruen Liu, Barbara T. Alexander, Richard J. 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