Comparative assessment of peripheral sympathetic function by postural vasoconstriction arteriolar reflex and sympathetic skin response in NIDDM patients

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 365-370

  Cacciatori, Vittorio ^a   Dellera, Alberto ^a   Bellavere, Federico ^a   Bongiovanni, Luigi Giuseppe ^a   Teatini, Francesco ^a   Gemma, Maria Luisa ^a   Muggeo, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; REFLEX; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0030981603     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(97)00088-0     Document Type: Article

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