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vasoconstriction <a vasoconstriction; vasoconstrictions> N

vasoconstriction

peripheral vasoconstriction MED

transient vasoconstriction ANAT

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This results from vasoconstriction of the blood vessels especially in the extremities, and causes a gangrenous condition.
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Note that vasoconstriction usually applies to arterioles, but in this case is completely an effect of the capillaries.
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Like other local anesthetics (such as mepivacaine, and prilocaine), procaine is a vasodilator, and is often coadministered with epinephrine for the purpose of vasoconstriction.
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Moreover, the release of adrenaline during a panic attack causes vasoconstriction resulting in slightly less blood flow to the head which causes dizziness and lightheadedness.
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It also causes vasoconstriction that helps elevate blood pressure.
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Angiotensin, on the other hand, causes vasoconstriction on the systemic arterioles, and acts as a dipsogen for ostriches.
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The other mechanism is that the alkalosis causes decreased freely ionized blood calcium, thereby causing cell membrane instability and subsequent vasoconstriction and paresthesia.
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In large vessels, the most common causes of thrombi are atherosclerosis and vasoconstriction.
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The result is: increased muscular tonus, increased blood pressure due to peripheral vasoconstriction and tachycardia, and increased glucose in blood.
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Activation of -adrenergic receptors promotes vasoconstriction, while the activation of -adrenergic receptors mediates the relaxation of muscle cells, resulting in vasodilation.
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