Unraveling the human cerebral circulation: Insights from cerebral blood pressure and flow recordings

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 349-350

  Tzeng, Yu Chieh ^a   Chan, Gregory S H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BRAIN CIRCULATION; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGING; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 80051769238     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00715.2011     Document Type: Editorial

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