Assessing microcirculation in familial dysautonomia by laser Doppler flowmeter

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-23

  Weiser, Michael ^a   Hilz, Max J ^a,b   Bronfin, Ludmila ^a   Axelrod, Felicia B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptors; Flowmetry; Iontophoresis

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DYSAUTONOMIA, FAMILIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENTOLAMINE;

EID: 0031950594     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02267599     Document Type: Article

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