Cerebral circulation: effects of sympathetic nerves and protective mechanisms during hypertension

FM Faraci, WG Mayhan, AH Werber… - Circulation …, 1987 - Am Heart Assoc
Materials and Methods Rats (300—400 g) were anesthetized with pentobarbital (50 mg/kg
ip) or methohexital sodium (50 mg/kg ip) followed by chloralose (60-70 mg/kg iv). Animals …

Mechanisms of protection of the blood-brain barrier during acute hypertension in chronically hypertensive rats.

WG Mayhan, FM Faraci, DD Heistad - Hypertension, 1987 - Am Heart Assoc
Spontaneously hypertensive rats are less susceptible than normotensive rats to disruption of
the blood-brain barrier during acute hypertension. The purpose of this study was to examine …