Obesity and endothelial dysfunction : mechanisms, method development and interventions

The principle aims of this thesis were to determine the effect of lowering plasma fatty acids (FA) on muscle microvascular blood volume (MBV) at rest and during exercise, investigate whether near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can be used to measure muscle MBV in the obese, develop the contrast enhanc...

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Main Author: Cerri, Erika
Published: University of Birmingham 2010
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.514119