Retinal blood flow regulation in diabetes mellitus: Impaired autoregulation and no detectable effect of autonomic neuropathy using laser Doppler velocimetry, computer assisted image analysis, and isometric exercise

Microvascular Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 353-356

  Dumskyj, Martin J ^a   Kohner, Eva M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic neuropathy; Autoregulation; Diabetes mellitus; Image analysis; Isometric exercise; Laser Doppler velocimetry; Microcirculation; Retinal blood flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0032807276     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mvre.1998.2135     Document Type: Article

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