Mechanism and Consequence of Vasomotion
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Mechanism and Consequence of Vasomotion. / Jacobsen, Jens Christian Brings; Aalkjær, Christian.
Physics of Biological Oscillators: New Insights into Non-Equilibrium and Non-Autonomous Systems. Springer, 2021. p. 261-272 (Understanding Complex Systems).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Mechanism and Consequence of Vasomotion
AU - Jacobsen, Jens Christian Brings
AU - Aalkjær, Christian
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Oscillations in the tone or diameter of arteries is called vasomotion and leads to the phenomenon of flowmotion, where the flow of blood into a tissue is oscillating. Vasomotion occurs consequent to oscillations of the contractile state of the smooth muscle cells in the vascular wall and is present in most small arteries in the body. Vasomotion can occur via mechanisms intrinsic to the vascular wall and can consequently be studied in arteries isolated from the body and mounted in an organ chamber. The prevalence of vasomotion is highest in situations where the flow to an organ is compromised. It seems likely that vasomotion is beneficial and ensures an improved dialysis of the tissue, i.e. more efficient delivery of oxygen and removal of waste product, although there is still a need for more experimental evidence to confirm this.
AB - Oscillations in the tone or diameter of arteries is called vasomotion and leads to the phenomenon of flowmotion, where the flow of blood into a tissue is oscillating. Vasomotion occurs consequent to oscillations of the contractile state of the smooth muscle cells in the vascular wall and is present in most small arteries in the body. Vasomotion can occur via mechanisms intrinsic to the vascular wall and can consequently be studied in arteries isolated from the body and mounted in an organ chamber. The prevalence of vasomotion is highest in situations where the flow to an organ is compromised. It seems likely that vasomotion is beneficial and ensures an improved dialysis of the tissue, i.e. more efficient delivery of oxygen and removal of waste product, although there is still a need for more experimental evidence to confirm this.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-59805-1_16
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-59805-1_16
M3 - Book chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85105442797
SN - 978-3-030-59804-4
T3 - Understanding Complex Systems
SP - 261
EP - 272
BT - Physics of Biological Oscillators
PB - Springer
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