Sympathetic stimulation induced by hand cooling alters cold-induced vasodilatation in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 303-309

  Sendowski, Isabelle ^a   Savourey, Gustave ^a   Launay, Jean Claude ^a   Besnard, Yves ^a   Cottet Emard, Jean Marie ^b   Pequignot, Jean Marc ^c   Bittel, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UMR 5578 CNRS Univ   (France)

Author keywords

Cold induced vasodilatation; Extremities; Human; Local cold

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASODILATATION; WARMING; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0034067987     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050047     Document Type: Article

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