Heterogeneous blood flow response in the foot on dependency, assessed by laser Doppler perfusion imaging

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-106

  Golster, H ^a   Thulesius, O ^a   Nilsson, G ^b   Sjoberg F ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biological zero; Laser Doppler perfusion imager; Skin perfusion; Veni vasomotor reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PERFUSION; VENOUS STASIS; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0031019861     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.587345000.x     Document Type: Article

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