Cerebrovascular Compliance Within the Rigid Confines of the Skull

Pulsatile blood flow is generally mediated by the compliance of blood vessels whereby they distend locally and momentarily to accommodate the passage of the pressure wave. This freedom of the blood vessels to exercise their compliance may be suppressed within the confines of the rigid skull. The eff...

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Main Authors: Mair Zamir, M. Erin Moir, Stephen A. Klassen, Christopher S. Balestrini, J. Kevin Shoemaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00940/full