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brachial artery

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Noun1.brachial artery - the main artery of the upper armbrachial artery - the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb


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To assess vascular function in response to ingestion of NOP-47 among 20 healthy men and women, researchers used ultrasound to measure brachial artery dilation in the arm and plethysmography to assess capillary blood flow in the forearm.
2000) Circadian variation of endotheliumdependent vasodilatation of the brachial artery as a confounding factor in the evaluation of endothelial function.
Endothelial function was evaluated by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery via ultrasound.
 
 
 
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