Our brains demand a huge amount of energy, yet they allocate blood with remarkable efficiency. Researchers have uncovered how endothelial cells lining blood vessels act as a rapid "signaling highway," using gap junctions to direct blood precisely where brain activity is highest.
Our brains demand a huge amount of energy, yet they allocate blood with remarkable efficiency. Researchers have uncovered how endothelial cells lining blood vessels act as a rapid "signaling highway," using gap junctions to direct blood precisely where brain activity is highest.
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