Role of leukocytes in cerebral autoregulation and hyperemia in bacterial meningitis in rabbits

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 1 42-1, 1997, Pages

  Slater, Anthony J ^a   Berkowitz, Ivor D ^a,b   Wilson, David A ^a   Traystman, Richard J ^a  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Haemophilus influenzae type b; Inflammation; Integrins

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 33751300511     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.1.h380     Document Type: Article

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