Vasomotion and neurovascular coupling in the visual thalamus in vivo.

Spontaneous contraction and relaxation of arteries (and in some instances venules) has been termed vasomotion and has been observed in an extensive variety of tissues and species. However, its functions and underlying mechanisms are still under discussion. We demonstrate that in vivo spectrophotomet...

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Main Authors: Casto Rivadulla, Carmen de Labra, Kenneth L Grieve, Javier Cudeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3235153?pdf=render