Assessment of forearm vasodilator responses to acetylcholine and albuterol by strain gauge plethysmography: Reproducibility and influence of strain gauge placement

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-229

  Walker, H A ^a   Jackson, G ^a   Ritter, J M ^a,b   Chowienczyk, P J ^a,b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Albuterol; Endothelium; Reproducibility; Strain gauge plethysmography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0035039704     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2001.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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