Assessment of Vascular Reactivity

TY - CHAP

T1 - Assessment of Vascular Reactivity

AU - Stapleton, P. A.

AU - Abukabda, A. B.

AU - Frisbee, J. C.

AU - Boegehold, M. A.

AU - Nurkiewicz, T. R.

PY - 2018/1/1

Y1 - 2018/1/1

N2 - Vascular reactivity encompasses many types of responses, under many conditions, in virtually every tissue, a multitude of experimental techniques exist to assess vascular reactivity. This chapter will focus exclusively upon alterations in vessel caliber, and its greater purpose is threefold. First, the appropriate organizational levels of the vasculature to properly characterize vascular reactivity will be identified. Second, common techniques of vascular reactivity assessment will be discussed and compared. Third, alterations in vascular reactivity and their impacts on hemodynamics will be discussed.

AB - Vascular reactivity encompasses many types of responses, under many conditions, in virtually every tissue, a multitude of experimental techniques exist to assess vascular reactivity. This chapter will focus exclusively upon alterations in vessel caliber, and its greater purpose is threefold. First, the appropriate organizational levels of the vasculature to properly characterize vascular reactivity will be identified. Second, common techniques of vascular reactivity assessment will be discussed and compared. Third, alterations in vascular reactivity and their impacts on hemodynamics will be discussed.

KW - Endothelium

KW - In vitro

KW - In vivo

KW - Pressure

KW - Shear stress

KW - Smooth muscle

KW - Vascular techniques

KW - Vasoconstriction

KW - Vasodilation

KW - Wall tension

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.65235-2

DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.65235-2

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9780081006016

VL - 13-15

SP - 173

EP - 184

BT - Cardiovascular Toxicology

PB - Elsevier Inc.

ER -