Inspiration-induced vasoconstrictive responses in dominant versus non-dominant hands

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-74

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a   Groseclose, Edye E ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger; Hand; Inspiratory gasp; Laser Doppler; Microcirculation; Reflexes neurovascular; Skin blood flow; Vascular control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION TEST; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LUNG VASOCONSTRICTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 14844351549     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2004.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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