A physics link between venous stenosis and multiple sclerosis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1074-1078

  Tucker, Trevor W ^a  

^a Tactical Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; MYELIN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL MIGRATION; FATIGUE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN STENOSIS; LEUKOCYTE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS PRESSURE; VENULE;

BRAIN; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OXYGEN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VENOUS PRESSURE; VENULES;

EID: 80755189950     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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