Sympathetically-induced changes in microvascular cerebral blood flow and in the morphology of its low-frequency waves

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 66-74

  Deriu, Franca ^a   Roatta, Silvestro ^a   Grassi, Claudio ^b   Urciuoli, Rosa ^b   Micieli, Giuseppe ^c,d   Passatore, Magda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Institute of Anesthesiology   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular circulation; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Microcirculation; Pulsatile flow; Regional blood flow; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HYPERTENSION; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0030578207     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(96)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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