The vascular conducted response in cerebral blood flow regulation

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 649-656

  Jensen, Lars Jørn ^a   Holstein Rathlou, Niels Henrik ^b  

^a Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cerebral blood flow; endothelium; intercellular communication; neurovascular coupling; vascular conducted response; vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 84877586192     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: 15597016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.25     Document Type: Review

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