Factors affecting the cerebrovascular response to noradrenaline in the dog

  • 1 June 1975
    • journal article
    • Vol. 54  (2) , 129-143
Abstract
1 Noradrenaline infused into the internal carotid artery of the dog (0.01-1 μg kg-1 min-1) constricts the blood vessels of the cortex. This constriction is mediated by the action of noradrenaline on α-adrenoceptors of the cerebral arteries.