Mechanisms of acetylcholine-mediated vasodilation in young and aged human skin

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 563, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 965-973

  Holowatz, Lacy A ^a   Thompson, Caitlin S ^a   Minson, Christopher T ^b   Kenney, W Larry ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; KETOROLAC; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTANOID; RINGER SOLUTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICRODIALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; THERMOREGULATION; VASODILATATION; AGE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CELL TRANSPORT; CUTANEOUS PARAMETERS; HEATING; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOLUNTEER; YOUNG ADULT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTAGLANDINS; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; VASODILATION;

EID: 15844425840     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.080952     Document Type: Article

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