Contrasting effects of acute and chronic cigarette smoking on skin microcirculation in young healthy subjects

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-135

  Dalla Vecchia, Laura ^a   Palombo, Carlo ^b   Ciardetti, Marco ^b   Porta, Alberto ^a   Milani, Olivia ^a   Kozàkovà, Michaela ^b   Lucini, Daniela ^a,c   Pagani, Massimo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelium dependent vasodilatlon; Endothelium independent vasodilation; Microcirculation; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CIGARETTE SMOKE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 1442274627     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200401000-00022     Document Type: Article

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