The responses of skin blood flow, mean arterial pressure and R-R interval induced by cold stimulation with cold wind and ice water

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-115

  Shibahara, Naotoshi ^a   Matsuda, Harumi ^b   Umeno, Katsumi ^a   Shimada, Yutaka ^a   Itoh, Takashi ^a   Terasawa, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b TOYAMA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cold wind; R R interval; Skin blood flow; Skin vasomotor function

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ICE; MALE; PAIN; PHENTOLAMINE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; WIND;

EID: 0030572881     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(96)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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