Local blood flow regulation
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Local blood flow regulation
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In physiology, acute local blood flow regulation refers to an intrinsic regulation, or control, of the vascular tone of arteries at a local level, meaning within a certain tissue type, organ, or organ system. This intrinsic type of control means that the blood vessels can automatically adjust their own vascular tone, by dilating (widening) or constricting (narrowing), in response to some change in the environment. This change occurs in order to match up the tissue's oxygen demand with the actual
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Control of blood flow within tissues, organs, or organ systems
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_blood_flow_regulation
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2024-01-24T06:15:27Z
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