Cerebrovascular Blood Flow Design and Regulation; Vulnerability in Aging Brain

Nutrient delivery to the brain presents a unique challenge because the tissue functions as a computer system with in the order of 200,000 neurons/mm3. Penetrating arterioles bud from surface arteries of the brain and penetrate downward through the cortex. Capillary networks spread from penetrating a...

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Main Authors: David F. Wilson, Franz M. Matschinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.584891/full