Sympathetic activity and cerebral oxygenation

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 769-770

  Moppett, I K ^a   Brassard, P ^a   Seifert, T ^a   Secher, N H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CHEMORECEPTOR; DRUG EFFECT; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 74949144149     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep281     Document Type: Letter

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