
The Vascular System of the Cerebral Cortex
Thomas Bär(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1980
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 62 pages
978-3-540-09652-8 (ISBN)
Description
A vascular system consists of a supplying arterial and a draining venous part which are connected by a terminal vascular network. The arterial segment can be characterized according to the structural features of the vessel wall. However, it is sometimes diffi- cult to distinguish the capillary from the postcapillary vessels on the basis of structural features alone. On the other hand, physiologic qualities such as permeability can hard- ly be associated with an equivalent histologic pattern of the vessel wall (lllig 1961; Rhodin 1967, 1968; Hauck 1971; Westergaard 1974). A defmition of a vascular seg- ment based on biologic significance should combine morphological and functional qualities of the vessel walls. During the ontogeny of the mammalian organism a variety of vascular patterns (e. g. , distribution of arteries and veins, arrangement of the capillaries) has been formed typical of each organ (Wolff et al. 1975; Baez 1977). The capillaries connect the feed- ing arterioles and the collecting venules in two different ways according to the branch- ing pattern of the terminal vessels (Hauck 1975, Wolff et al. , 1975).
The arterioles and venules are directly connected by capillary segments. Consequently a terminal vessel called arteriovenous (a-v) capillary results, or a closely meshed capillary network is de- veloped which connects arterioles and venules by a variable number of small capillary branches arranged parallel to the preexisting a-v capillary.
The arterioles and venules are directly connected by capillary segments. Consequently a terminal vessel called arteriovenous (a-v) capillary results, or a closely meshed capillary network is de- veloped which connects arterioles and venules by a variable number of small capillary branches arranged parallel to the preexisting a-v capillary.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
17 s/w Abbildungen
VI, 62 p. 17 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
149 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-09652-8 (9783540096528)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-67432-7
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Content
1 Introduction.- 2 Material and Methods.- 3 Results.- 3.1 Extracerebral (Leptomeningeal) Vascularization.- 3.2 Intracerebral Vascularization.- 3.3 Morphometric Evaluation of Capillaries in Different Layers of the Cerebral Cortex by Automatic Image Analysis.- 3.4 Thickness of Cerebral Cortex During Postnatal Development.- 3.5 Morphometric Evaluation of Capillaries in Different Layers of the Cerebral Cortex by Automatic Image Analysis: Changes During Aging.- 3.6 Effects of Oxygen Deficiency on Intracortical Microvessels.- 4 Discussion.- 4.1 Methodological Considerations.- 4.2 First Stage of Intracortical Vascularization and Architecture of Intracortical Vascular Trunks.- 4.3 Second Stage of Intracortical Vascularization.- 4.4 Third Stage of Intracortical Capillarization.- 4.5 Vascular Sprouting.- 4.6 Effects of Hypoxia Upon Postnatal Capillarization.- 4.7 Intracortical Capillaries During Aging.- 5 Summary.- References.