in order to understand the participation of the geometrical and elastic properties of the large cerebral arteries in the maintenance of brain circulatory homeostasis , biomechanical properties of isolated internal carotid artery ( extracranial part ) and vertebral artery ( intrathoracic part ) were investigated both in a relaxed and in an activated ( 3x 10 ( -6 ) mol.l-1 norepinephrine ) state of the smooth muscle .
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