Enhanced endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in human skin vasculature induced by physical conditioning

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-36

  Kvernmo, Hebe Désirée ^a,b   Stefanovska, Aneta ^c,d   Kirkebøen, Knut Arvid ^b   Østerud, Bjarne ^a   Kvernebo, Knut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Cutaneous blood flow; Endothelium dependent vasodilatation; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RUNNING; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CAPILLARY; TREADMILL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032434846     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050469     Document Type: Article

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