Relationship of age and blood pressure to baroreflex sensitivity and arterial compliance in man

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Published on: December 10, 2014

O S Randall, M D Esler, E G Bulloch

    Clinical Science and Molecular Medicine. Supplement
    |December 1, 1976
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    baroreflex sensitivityarterial complianceblood pressure regulationvascular agingcardiovascular physiology

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