The effect of verapamil on cerebral cortical and spinal cord blood flow during proximal descending thoracic aortic occlusion

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 1214-1219

  Hill, Arthur C ^a   Schecter, William P ^a   Mori, Hidezo ^a   Stevens, Michael B ^a   Husseni, Walid ^a   Lim, Robert C ^a   Hoffman, J I E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA OCCLUSION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHEMOTHERAPY; DOG; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; THORAX;

ANIMAL; AORTA, THORACIC; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONSTRICTION; DOGS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; ISCHEMIA; MICROSPHERES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0023675981     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198808000-00013     Document Type: Article

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