Local inhibition of nitric oxide generation in man reduces blood flow in finger pulp but not in hand dorsum skin

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 490, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 501-508

  Noon, Joseph R ^a   Haynes, William G ^a   Webb, David J ^a   Shore, Angela C ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ERYTHROCYTE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; THUMB; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030052082     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021161     Document Type: Article

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