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Peripheral Circulation: Historical Aspects

Eric Neil

10.1002/cphy.cp020301

Source: Supplement 8: Handbook of Physiology, The Cardiovascular System, Peripheral Circulation and Organ Blood Flow

Originally published: 1983

Published online: January 2011

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Abstract

The sections in this article are:

1 Harvey's Proof of the Circulation
2 Pressures in the Cardiovascular System
3 Windkessel, Wave Velocity, Arterial Pulse, and Blood Flow
4 Development of Knowledge of Artery and Capillary Structure
5 Nervous Control of the Circulation
6 Myogenic Hypothesis
7 Adrenal Sympathetic Effects on the Cardiovascular System
8 Chemoreceptor Reflexes
9 Capillary Circulation
10 Venous Tone
11 Venous Pressure and Venous Capacity
12 Summary
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Eric Neil. Peripheral Circulation: Historical Aspects. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 8: Handbook of Physiology, The Cardiovascular System, Peripheral Circulation and Organ Blood Flow: 1-19. First published in print 1983. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp020301