Effect of hepatic nerve stimulation and norepinephrine on the laser doppler flux signal from the surface of the perfused rat liver

International Journal of Microcirculation-Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-54

  Wheatley, A M ^a   Almond, N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hepatic microcirculation; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Nerve stimulation; Norepinephrine; Perfused liver; Portal vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; MALE; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTAL VEIN; RAT; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIVER; LIVER CIRCULATION; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERFUSION; PORTAL VEIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030634143     PISSN: 01676865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000179206     Document Type: Article

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