Prior iontophoresis of saline enhances vasoconstriction to phenylephrine and clonidine in the skin of the human forearm

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-50

  Drummond, Peter D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptors; Iontophoresis; Skin; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RAUWOLSCINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TERAZOSIN;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADULT; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN PENETRATION;

EID: 0036965793     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01597.x     Document Type: Article

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