International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 346-352 , 10 July 2009

Reduction in α-adrenergic receptor-mediated vascular tone contributes to improved arterial compliance with endurance training

  • Jun Sugawara

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
    • Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, D3700, Austin, TX 78712-1204. Tel.: +1 512 471 8594; fax: +1 512 471 0946.
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  • Hidehiko Komine

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Koichiro Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Mutsuko Yoshizawa

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Takeshi Otsuki

      Affiliations

    • Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Nobutake Shimojo

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Takashi Miyauchi

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Takashi Yokoi

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Seiji Maeda

      Affiliations

    • Center for Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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  • Hirofumi Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Aging Research Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

Received 2 January 2008 ,Accepted 1 April 2008.

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☆ Grant support: This work was supported by grants-in-aid for scientific research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (18300215, 18650186), JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad, and a grant from the National Institutes of Health (AG20966).

PII: S0167-5273(08)00557-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.007

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Pages 346-352 , 10 July 2009

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