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En Face Preparation of Mouse Blood Vessels
Published on: May 19, 2017
Left-right asymmetry of the facial microvascular control
Mitja Benedicic1, Vinko V Dolenc, Aneta Stefanovska
1Dept. of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. mitja.benedicic@kclj.si
Abstract:
Facial blood flow and temperature were significantly higher on the right side of the forehead compared to the left. This asymmetry implies that the hemispheric autonomic control of the face differs and could influence the expression of emotion.
