On the regulation of the blood supply to the brain: Old age concepts and new age ideas

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1447-1449

  Ainslie, P N ^a   Tzeng, Y C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953149363     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00257.2010     Document Type: Editorial

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