No effect of 85 mT permanent magnets on laser-doppler measured blood flow response to inspiratory gasps

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-335

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

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human microcirculation; Skin blood flow; Static magnetic field; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CLASSIFIERS; DOPPLER EFFECT; MICROCIRCULATION;

BLOOD FLOW; FIELD STRENGTHS; FLOW REDUCTION; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; HUMAN MICROCIRCULATION; LASER DOPPLER; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURES; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

PERMANENT MAGNETS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CALCULATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; FEMALE; FINGER; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 18044386542     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20096     Document Type: Article

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