Cutaneous vasodilation induced by local warming, sodium nitroprusside, and bretylium iontophoresis on the hand

Microvascular Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 212-217

  Saumet, Jean Louis ^a   Abraham, Pierre ^a   Jardel, Alain ^a  

^a Universite d'Angers   (France)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler; Skin blood flow; Sympathetic vascular tone

Indexed keywords

BRETYLIUM; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARM BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASODILATATION; WARMING;

EID: 0032212010     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1998.2099     Document Type: Article

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