Videocapillaroscopy and Diabetes mellitus: Area of transverse segment in nailfold capillar loops reflects vascular reactivity

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-160

  Halfoun, V L R C ^a,c   Pires, M L E ^b   Fernandes, T J ^a   Victer, F ^a   Rodrigues, K K ^a   Tavares, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Pedro Ernesto   (Brazil)

^c Serv de Nutrologia sala 9 E 14 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Capillaroscopy; Diabetes mellitus; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MALE; PHOTOMETRY; RANK SUM TEST; REPERFUSION; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0042261900     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8227(03)00111-6     Document Type: Article

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