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The Human Brain Circulation

Functional Changes in Disease

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Rosemary D. Bevan

    1. Totman Laboratory for Human Cerebrovascular Research, Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA

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  2. John A. Bevan

    1. Totman Laboratory for Human Cerebrovascular Research, Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Positron Emission Tomography of the Brain

    • William J. Powers
    Pages 1-22

  3. Some Features of the Functional Anatomy of Human Cerebral Blood Vessels

    • William I. Rosenblum
    Pages 23-35

  4. Neural Pathways to the Cerebral Circulation in Humans

    • Jan Erik Hardebo, Norihiro Suzuki
    Pages 37-46

  5. Neuropeptides in Human Cerebral Arteries

    • Lars Edvinsson, Sergio Gulbenkian, Inger Jansen, Rolf Uddman
    Pages 47-60

  6. Norepinephrine and Neuropeptide Y as Neurotransmitters to Cerebral Arteries

    • Dee A. Van Riper
    Pages 61-72

  7. Putative Transmitters In Cerebral Neurogenic Vasodilation

    • Tony J.-F. Lee
    Pages 73-91

  8. Is There a Neurogenic Influence on the Diameter of Human Small Pial Arteries?

    • Rosemary D. Bevan, John T. Dodge, Theresa Wellman, Carrie L. Walters, John A. Bevan
    Pages 93-107

  9. Autonomic Receptors in Human Brain Arteries

    • Jan Erik Hardebo, Christer Owman
    Pages 109-116

  10. Cholinergic Receptors in Human Brain Arteries and Microvessels

    • Edith Hamel, François Dauphin, Donald Linville, Vincent Ting, Nadim Zamar
    Pages 117-133

  11. Peptide Receptors in Human Brain Arteries

    • Jan M. Lundberg, Gunvor Ahlborg, Annette Hemsén, Anders Rudehill, Eddie Weitzberg
    Pages 135-144

  12. Ion Channels in Cerebral Arteries

    • John M. Quayle, Mark T. Nelson
    Pages 145-156

  13. A Comparison of the Properties of EDRF, Nitric Oxide, and S-Nitrosocysteine

    • Robert F. Furchgott
    Pages 157-166

  14. Endothelium-Dependent Contraction of Cerebral Arteries

    • Kazuyoshi Kurahashi, Hachiro Usui, Hiroaki Shirahase, Hiroshi Jino
    Pages 167-178

  15. Myogenic (Stretch-Induced) and Flow-Regulated Tone of Human Pial Arteries

    • John A. Bevan, Rosemary D. Bevan, Alynn Klaasen, Paul Penar, Tina Poseno, Carrie L. Walters
    Pages 179-193

  16. Mechanisms of Hypoxic and Hypercapnic Cerebral Vasodilatation

    • William J. Pearce
    Pages 195-209

  17. Regulation of Pituitary Circulation

    • Daniel F. Hanley, David A. Wilson, Richard J. Traystman
    Pages 211-219

  18. Aspects of the Choroid Plexus-Cerebrospinal Fluid System

    • Christer Nilsson, Christer Owman
    Pages 221-235

  19. Collateral Pial Arteries

    • Peter Coyle
    Pages 237-246

  20. The Intracerebral Circulation

    • Wolfgang Kuschinsky
    Pages 247-258
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About this book

Much of our knowledge of the cerebral circulation has been derived from studies of species other than human. There is increas­ ing recognition of species differences and concern that studies in animals may be misleading if unquestioningly applied to the human. A dramatic example of this occurred in the early his­ tory of the study of the circulation of the brain. Galen of Pergamo (131-201 AD) described a rete mirabile or "marvelous network" of blood vessels at the base of the human skull that he must have derived from observations of certain animals. This vascular structure was supplied by the carotid arteries which, after penetrating the cranium,"are divided into a large number of very small and thin branches in the region between the cranium and the dura matter. Then . . . intersecting one another they give the impression of having forgotten their way in the brain. But this is not the case. In fact, these numerous arteries rejoin and unite like the roots of a tree trunk. . . . " The authority of Galen's writings dominated scientific thought for about 1500 years. His description of a rete was unques­ tioned by Leonardo de Vinci, who included it in his anatomical sketches. William Harvey's remarkable observations led to his definitive account of the circulation of blood.

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...a worthwhile book that makes a genuine attempt to address the complexities of human cerebrovascular physiology...nowhere else will one find this concentration of recent material addressed specifically to the physiology of human cerebral vasculature.-Journal of Neurosurgery

Editors and Affiliations

  • Totman Laboratory for Human Cerebrovascular Research, Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA

    Rosemary D. Bevan, John A. Bevan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Human Brain Circulation

  • Book Subtitle: Functional Changes in Disease

  • Editors: Rosemary D. Bevan, John A. Bevan

  • Series Title: Vascular Biomedicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0303-2

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-271-2Published: 01 July 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6700-3Published: 12 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-0303-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 456

  • Topics: Neurology

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