Spatial variation in sympathetic influences on the vasculature of the synovium and medial collateral ligament of the rabbit knee joint

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 503, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 435-443

  McDougall, Jason J ^a   Ferrell, William R ^b   Bray, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; KNEE LIGAMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SYNOVIUM; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; HYPEREMIA; JOINT CAPSULE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEW ZEALAND WHITE (RABBIT); TISSUE BLOOD FLOW; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLLATERAL LIGAMENTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HOMEOSTASIS; JOINTS; PHENTOLAMINE; RABBITS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0030847724     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.435bh.x     Document Type: Article

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