Pulsatile cerebral paraarterial flow by peristalsis, pressure and directional resistance

Abstract Background A glymphatic system has been proposed that comprises flow that enters along cerebral paraarterial channels between the artery wall and the surrounding glial layer, continues through the parenchyma, and then exits along similar paravenous channels. The mechanism driving flow throu...

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Main Author: M. Keith Sharp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12987-023-00445-0