Dynamic coupling of blood flow to function and metabolism in the optic nerve head

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 45-54

  Riva, Charles E ^a,b   Buerk, Donald G ^c  

^a Institut de Recherche en Ophtalmologie   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Neuronal activity; Neurovascular coupling; Optic nerve head

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CAT; ILLUMINATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0031712165     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/noph.20.2.45.8930     Document Type: Article

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