Blood flow in the cerebral capillary network: A review emphasizing observations with intravital microscopy

Microcirculation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-252

  Hudetz, Antal G ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous anastomosis; Capillary thoroughfare channel; Cerebral blood flow; Cerebral circulation; Endothelium; Erythrocyte; Fluorescence; Heterogeneity; Hypoxia; Leukocyte; Microscopy; Microvascular network; Path length; Pericyte; Recruitment; Transit time

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CAPILLARY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CAPILLARIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO;

EID: 0031154065     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10739689709146787     Document Type: Review

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