Quantification of vascular dysregulation in atopic dermatitis using laser Doppler perfusion imaging

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-13

  Stücker, Markus ^a,b   Heese, Armin ^a   Hoffmann, Klaus ^a   El Gammal, Claudia ^a   Altmeyer, Peter ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Histamine; Laser Doppler; Microcirculation; Nicotinic acid ester

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; NICOTINIC ACID ESTER; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0031929551     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1998.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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