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Article: HYPERTENSION ACCELERATES NORMAL AGING PROCESS IN BLOOD VESSELS.(L.A. Life)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- April 13, 1997
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Byline: Sue Goetinck Knight-Ridder Tribune News Wire
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Scientists from the University of Pisa in Italy measured the ability of forearm blood vessels to widen in response to a hormone called acetylcholine. Vessels need to widen and constrict to keep up with the constantly changing demands of the body.
In a report published in the latest issue of the journal Hypertension, the researchers described a study of men ...