Sympathetic vasoconstrictor responses in multiple sclerosis with thermoregulatory dysfunction

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-16

  Andersen, E B ^a,b   Nordenbo, A M ^c,d  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Muscle blood flow; Subcutaneous blood flow; Sympathetic vasoconstrictor response; Thermoregulatory dysfunction

Indexed keywords

XENON 133;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031050922     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02267621     Document Type: Article

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