title: Introduction to proceedings from the 2005 CSEP symposium "Exercise and the endothelium".
abstract: This introduction summarizes the topics addressed in the three companion review papers on various issues surrounding exercise and the endothelium. Leading experts in the field discuss the most recent findings regarding the following: (i) nitric oxide and exercise hyperemia, (ii) the response of the endothelium to exercise training, and (iii) the impact of exercise on the vascular biology of angiotensin as it relates to the vascular endothelium.
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON. mt29@queensu.ca
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tschakovsky
mesh_terms: D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans