Dynamic in vivo measurement of erythrocyte velocity and flow in capillaries and of microvessel diameter in the rat brain by confocal laser microscopy

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 863-870

  Seylaz, Jacques ^a,b   Charbonné, Robert ^a   Nanri, Kazunori ^a   Von Euw, Dominique ^a   Borredon, Josiane ^a   Kacem, Kamel ^a   Méric, Philippe ^a   Pinard, Elisabeth ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UFR Lariboisiere S Louis Paris VII   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary erythrocyte flow; Cerebral ischemia; Cerebral microcirculation; Confocal laser microscopy method

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL LABELING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033496026     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199908000-00005     Document Type: Article

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