Modification of active cutaneous vasodilation by oral contraceptive hormones

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2012-2018

  Charkoudian, Nisha ^a   Johnson, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Active vasodilation; Bretylium; Estrogen; Heart rate; Heat stress; Human; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Progesterone; Skin blood flow; Sweat rate

Indexed keywords

DESOGESTREL; DESOGESTREL PLUS ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS ETYNODIOL DIACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; LOESTRIN 21; MESTRANOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORTHO CYCLAN 28; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031466499     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.83.6.2012     Document Type: Article

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