Blood flow in snake infrared organs: Response-induced changes in individual vessels

Microcirculation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-110

  Goris, Richard C ^a   Atobe, Yoshitoshi ^a   Nakano, Masato ^a   Funakoshi, Kengo ^a   Terada, Koki ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Habu Research Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; MICROSPHERE; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DIODE LASER; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEATING; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFRARED RADIATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SNAKE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VASCULARIZATION; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSE ORGAN; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

CROTALINAE; GLOYDIUS; TRIMERESURUS;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEAT; INFRARED RAYS; MICROSPHERES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSE ORGANS; TRIMERESURUS;

EID: 34247114607     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10739680601131184     Document Type: Article

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