A quantitative description of the diffusion of noradrenaline in the media of blood vessels following its release from sympathetic varicosities

A quantitative description of the contra

A quantitative description of the contraction of blood vessels following the release of noradrenaline from sympathetic varicosities

✍ M.R. Bennett; L. Farnell; W.G. Gibson 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 571 KB

A model is presented that highlights the principal factors determining the form and extent of contraction in arteries upon stimulation of their sympathetic nerve supply. This model incorporates a previous quantitative model of the process of noradrenaline (NAd) diffusion into the vascular media and