Open AccessMechanisms Underlying Cerebrovascular Effects of Cigarette Smoking in Rats In Vivo
Author(s) -
Mami Iida,
Hiroki Iida,
Shuji Dohi,
Motoyasu Takenaka,
Hisayoshi Fujiwara
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.8.1656
Subject(s) - medicine , in vivo , stroke (engine) , cigarette smoking , cardiology , pharmacology , mechanical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering , biology
The effects of acute smoking on cerebral circulation are controversial. This study was designed (1) to clarify any differences between the effects of cigarette smoking and nicotine infusion and between the effects of single- and multiple-cigarette smoking on cerebral vessels and (2) to probe the mechanism(s) underlying the vascular responses.
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