[Age and changes in the mechanical properties of the cerebral arteries (experimental findings)]

Experimental investigations into mechanical properties of cerebral arterial vessels of different localization and changes in these properties with age were effected. An analysis of the data obtained showed that the anatomic localization, the biochemical composition and age-specific changes affect the mechanical properties of the walls in these vessels. The available information is of importance in solving some tissues concerned with the pathogenesis of the cerebral circulation disorders and in vasal neurosurgery.