The finest scale of blood flow through the brain occurs in capillaries. Suspicions that capillary flow is regulated by cells that put the squeeze on these vessels are now borne out by detailed experiments.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 51 print issues and online access
$199.00 per year
only $3.90 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to full article PDF
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Roy, C. S. & Sherrington, C. S. J. Physiol. (Lond.) 11, 85–108 (1890).
Lauritzen, M. & Gold, L. J. Neurosci. 23, 3972–3980 (2003).
Peppiatt, C. M., Howarth, C., Mobbs, P. & Attwell, D. Nature 443, 700–704 (2006).
Chaigneau, E., Oheim, M., Audinat, E. & Charpak, S. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 100, 13081–13086 (2003).
Kleinfeld, D., Mitra, P. P., Helmchen, F. & Denk, W. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 95, 15741–15746 (1998).
Edvinsson, L. & Hamel, E. in Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (eds Edvinsson, L. & Krause, D. N.) 43–70 (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2002).
Cauli, B. et al. J. Neurosci. 24, 8940–8949 (2004).
Mulligan, S. J. & MacVicar, B. A. Nature 431, 195–199 (2004).
Metea, M. R. & Newman, E. A. J. Neurosci. 26, 2862–2870 (2006).
Zonta, M. et al. Nature Neurosci. 6, 43–50 (2003).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
MacVicar, B., Salter, M. Controlled capillaries. Nature 443, 642–643 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/443642a
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/443642a
