vasoconstriction

Noun

Meaning

decrease in the diameter of blood vessels

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Angiotensin, on the other hand, causes vasoconstriction on the systemic arterioles, and acts as a dipsogen for ostriches. Source: Internet

Fainting can occur but usually baroreceptors within the aortic sinuses initiate a baroreflex such angiotensin II and norepinephrine stimulate vasoconstriction and heart rate increases to return blood flow. Source: Internet

Another way of seeing it is as a sort of circulatory system type training (ie acute peripheral vasoconstriction). Source: Internet

F-IsoPs contribute to CVD progression through increased vasoconstriction via thromboxane production, platelet aggregation, and thrombus formation. Source: Internet

This is most likely because the mental stress triggered the release of epinephrine (adrenaline), which causes vasoconstriction. Source: Internet

In this scenario dissolved cocaine is soaked into a ball of cotton wool, which is placed in the nostril for the 10–15 minutes immediately before the procedure, thus performing the dual role of both numbing the area to be cauterized, and vasoconstriction. Source: Internet

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