Role of astrocytes in cerebrovascular regulation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 307-317

  Koehler, Raymond C ^a,c   Gebremedhin, Debebe ^b   Harder, David R ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Cerebral blood flow; Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid; Neuronal activation; Nitric oxide; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EPOXYICOSATRIENOIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM ION; PROSTAGLANDIN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTERY DILATATION; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPEREMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PIA ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEURONS; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 33644826760     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00938.2005     Document Type: Review

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