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Characterization of culture from smooth muscle cells isolated from rat middle cerebral arteries.
Tissue & cell - 1 Oct 2020
Quelhas Patricia, Baltazar Graça, Cairrao Elisa
Abstract excerpt
Although human brain represents only 2% of the body mass, it uses around 20 % of the organism energy. Due to the brain's limited energy storage, the oxygen and glucose necessary to support brain functions depends on the correct blood supply. The main components of the arteries are smooth muscle cells, which are considered the main regulators of vascular tone and blood flow distribution. The information currently...
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