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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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.584891/full |