Cutaneous blood flow and adrenoceptor response increase in segmental-type vitiligo lesions

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-62

  Wu, Chieh Shan ^a   Yu, Hsin Su ^a   Chang, Huoy Rou ^b   Yu, Chu Ling ^c   Yu, Chia Li ^d   Wu, Bin Nan ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor response; Cutaneous blood flow; Nonsegmental type vitiligo; Segmental type vitiligo

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; VITILIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CLONIDINE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SKIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VITILIGO;

EID: 0033975787     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(99)00090-0     Document Type: Article

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