Skin microcirculation responses tosevere local cooling

International Journal of Microcirculation-Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 55-60

  van den Brande, P ^a   De Coninck, A ^a,b   Lievens, P ^c  

^a Department of Vascular Surgery ^*  (Belgium)

^b Academic Hospital   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cold; Laser Doppler fluxmetry; Skin; Vasoconstriction; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031087553     PISSN: 01676865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000179207     Document Type: Article

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