Parallel changes of blood flow and heterogeneity of capillary plasma perfusion in rat brains during hypocapnia

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 4 39-4, 1996, Pages

  Vogel, Johannes ^a   Abounader, Roger ^a   Schröck, Helmut ^a   Zeller, Karin ^a   Duelli, Roman ^a   Kuschinsky, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cerebral blood flow; microcirculation; microvascular flow; plasma transit time; respiratory alkalosis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EVANS BLUE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CAPILLARY; FLUORESCENCE; HYPOCAPNIA; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029939249     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.270.4.h1441     Document Type: Article

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