Cerebral blood flow regulation, exercise and pregnancy: Why should we care?

Clinical Science

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 651-665

  Bisson, Michèle ^a,b   Marc, Isabelle ^a   Brassard, Patrice ^b,c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Cerebrovascular health; Exercise; Physical activity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; AUTOREGULATION; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW REGULATION; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOCAPNIA; HYPOTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROVASCULAR COUPLING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; BRAIN; BREATHING; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HEMODYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84973517353     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: 14708736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20150694     Document Type: Review

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