Effects of venous pressure and posture on skin capillary perfusion

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 737-743

  Ubbink, D Th ^a   Reneman, R S ^b   Jacobs, M J H M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Academic Medical Centre ^*

Author keywords

Capillary microscopy; Posture; Skin microcirculation; Vasoconstriction; Venous pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CAPILLARY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HALLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SKIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0032873599     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1999.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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