Vasoconstrictive effect of topical applied corticosteroids measured by laser Doppler imaging and reflectance spectroscopy

Microvascular Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 152-159

  Sommer, Anja ^a   Lucassen, Gerald W ^b   Houben, Alfons J H M ^a   Neumann, Martino H A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blanching; Clobetasol 17 propionate; Corticosteroid; Laser Doppler; McKenzie; MeSH; Microcirculation; Noninvasive; Skin perfusion; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PERMEABILITY; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0037404764     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2862(03)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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