Systemic sclerosis: Blood rheometry and Laser Doppler imaging of digital cutaneous microcirculation during local cold exposure

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-58

  Picart, C ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Cutaneous microcirculation; Hemorheology; Laser Doppler imaging system; Raynaud's disease; Rheometry; Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; PERFUSION; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCLERODERMA; SHEAR RATE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; WARMING;

EID: 0031781058     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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