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Structure of external jugular vein

Known as: external jugular veins, External jugular vein, Vena jugularis externa 
A large superficial vein in the neck that empties into the subclavian vein.
National Institutes of Health

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Left external jugular veinRight external jugular vein
Petrosquamous sinusStructure of posterior auricular veinStructure of posterior external jugular veinStructure of retromandibular vein
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Structure of jugular vein

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Role of matrix metalloproteinases in blood flow-induced arterial enlargement: interaction with NO.
Tears in the internal elastic lamina (IEL) can be observed after chronic increases in arterial blood flow, suggesting a potential… Expand
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Clinical autologous in vitro endothelialization of infrainguinal ePTFE grafts in 100 patients: a 9-year experience.
BACKGROUND Clinical in vitro endothelialization was assessed for its ability to improve the long-term patency of prosthetic… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Redefined role of angiogenesis in the pathogenesis of dural arteriovenous malformations.
To investigate the role of angiogenesis in the pathogenesis of dural arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), 40 rats underwent common… Expand
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Role of NO in flow-induced remodeling of the rabbit common carotid artery.
Flow-induced changes in vessel caliber tend to restore baseline wall shear stress (WSS) and have been reported to be endothelium… Expand
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Human in vivo evidence for trigeminovascular activation in cluster headache. Neuropeptide changes and effects of acute attacks therapies.
Cluster headache is a rare very severe disorder that is clinically well characterized with a relatively poorly understood… Expand
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The trigeminovascular system and migraine: Studies characterizing cerebrovascular and neuropeptide changes seen in humans and cats
Both clinical and physiological consideration of migraine suggests that the pathophysiology of the syndrome is intimately linked… Expand
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Exaggerated Anesthetic Requirements in the Preferentially Anesthetized Brain
BackgroundThe brain is assumed to be the site of anesthetic action, but anesthetics have effects elsewhere, such as the spinal… Expand
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Release of vasoactive peptides in the extracerebral circulation of humans and the cat during activation of the trigeminovascular system
The trigeminal ganglion was activated, in humans by thermocoagulation as part of the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and in… Expand
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Adaptive regulation of wall shear stress to flow change in the canine carotid artery.
To study the adaptive response of the vascular wall to blood flow changes, an arteriovenous shunt was constructed between the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Micropuncture study of pressures in proximal tubules and peritubular capillaries of the rat kidney and their relation to ureteral and renal venous pressures.
Methods are described for direct measurement of the hydrostatic pressure in the surface tubules and capillaries of the rat kidney… Expand
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