Ischemic Preconditioning

Synonyms

Ischemic Pre Conditioning

Ischemic Pre-Conditioning

Pre-Conditioning, Ischemic

Preconditioning, Ischemic

A technique in which tissue is rendered resistant to the deleterious effects of prolonged ISCHEMIA and REPERFUSION by prior exposure to brief, repeated periods of vascular occlusion. (Am J Physiol 1995 May;268(5 Pt 2):H2063-7, Abstract)