Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on cutaneous vasodilation during body heating in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 830-834

  Shastry, Shubha ^a   Dietz, Niki M ^b   Halliwill, John R ^b   Reed, Ann S ^b   Joyner, Michael J ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cutaneous blood flow; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0031664752     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.3.830     Document Type: Article

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