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Neurovascular coupling in the human visual cortex is modulated by cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) gene variant.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) - 1 Jul 2011
Hahn Tim, Heinzel Sebastian, Plichta Michael M, Reif Andreas, Lesch Klaus-Peter, Fallgatter Andreas J
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Functional hyperemia, the brain's capability to alter microvascular blood flow in response to the metabolic demands of active neurons, is essential for sustained mammalian brain function. Pharmacological studies in mice suggest neurovascular coupling to centrally involve cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) metabolites such as prostaglandins. In humans, however, genetic variation of the COX-1 gene impacting the coupling of...
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