Blood flow augmentation by intrinsic venular contraction in vivo

Venomotion, spontaneous cyclic contractions of venules, was first observed in the bat wing 160 years ago. Of all the functional roles proposed since then, propulsion of blood by venomotion remains the most controversial. Common animal models that require anesthesia and surgery have failed to provide...

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Main Authors: Dongaonkar, Ranjeet M., Quick, Christopher M., Vo, Jonathan C., Meisner, Joshua K., Laine, Glen A., Davis, Michael J., Stewart, Randolph H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Physiological Society 2012
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Cardiovascular and Renal Integration
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378342/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22513742
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00635.2011
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