Cerebral perfusion pressure in giraffe: Modelling the effects of head-raising and -lowering

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 98-108

  Mitchell, G ^a   Bobbitt, J P ^a   Devries, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Fainting; Vertebral venous plexus

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; MODELING; RUMINANT;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN PERFUSION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; JUGULAR VEIN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; WATER ANALYSIS;

AIR; ANIMALS; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; POSTURE; WATER;

ANIMALIA; GIRAFFIDAE;

EID: 41949112451     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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