Skin blood flow responses to the iontophoresis of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside in man: Possible mechanisms

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 496, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 531-542

  Morris, S J ^a   Shore, A C ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID CALCIUM; EMLA; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TISSUE PERFUSION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029803996     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021704     Document Type: Article

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