Relative roles of local and reflex components in cutaneous vasoconstriction during skin cooling in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2083-2088

  Alvarez, Guy E ^a,b   Zhao, Kun ^a   Kosiba, Wojciech A ^a   Johnson, John M ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Local control of blood flow; Peripheral circulation; Reflex cooling; Skin circulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33744912748     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01265.2005     Document Type: Article

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