Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow

The control of cerebral blood flow is complex, and only beginning to be elucidated. Studies have identified three key regulatory paradigms. The first is cerebral pressure autoregulation, which maintains a constant flow in the face of changing cerebral perfusion pressure. Flow-metabolism coupling ref...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eric C. Peterson, Zhengfeng Wang, Gavin Britz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/823525