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Cerebrovascular autoregulation is resistant to calcium channel blockade with nimodipine |
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| Authors: | T A McCalden R G Nath |
| Institution: | Cerebrovascular Research Laboratory, VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas. |
| Abstract: | In normal baboons cerebrovascular resistance changed along with blood pressure to maintain blood flow constant. This 'autoregulation' was not significantly altered in animals treated with a dose of the calcium channel blocker nimodipine causing selective cerebral vasodilation. |
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