Is there any relationship between cold-induced vasodilatation and vasomotion?

Microvascular Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Nuzzaci, G ^a   Evangelisti, A ^a   Righi, D ^a   Giannico, G ^a   Nuzzaci, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

AVA; Cold induced vasodilatation; Finger flow; Hunting reaction; Laser Dopper flowmeter; Raynaud phenomenon; Vasomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0032775417     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1998.2114     Document Type: Article

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