Biological effect of far-infrared therapy on increasing skin microcirculation in rats

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 78-86

  Yu, Shi Yau ^a,b,c,d,e   Chiu, Jen Hwey ^c,e   Yang, Shiaw Der ^a   Hsu, Yu Chen ^a   Lui, Wing Yiu ^c,e   Wu, Chew Wun ^c,e  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Center for Drug Evaluation   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Far infrared; FIR; Nitric oxide; NO; Skin microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOTHESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33745933716     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: 16000781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.2006.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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