Properties of the lymphatic cerebrospinal fluid transport system in the rat: Impact of elevated intracranial pressure

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 423-432

  Koh, Lena ^a   Nagra, Gurjit ^a   Johnston, Miles ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arachnoid projections; Cerebrospinal fluid absorption; Hydrocephalus; Intracranial hypertension; Pseudotumor cerebri

Indexed keywords

RINGER SOLUTION;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUID TRANSPORT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BODY WATER; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CONVECTION; ETHMOID BONE; EVANS BLUE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; PLASMA; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHEOLOGY; SERUM ALBUMIN; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TURBINATES;

EID: 34548168838     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104255     Document Type: Article

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