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5-Hydroxytryptamine-induced vasoconstriction after cerebral hematoma in piglets

M A Yakubu1, C W Leffler

  • 1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163, USA.

Pediatric Research
|March 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Subarachnoid hematoma significantly enhances the vasoconstrictive effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on piglet pial arterioles. This heightened response, observed in newborn piglets, suggests 5-HT is a potent cerebral vasoconstrictor following hematoma.

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