Skin microcirculatory effect of exogenous calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) evaluated by laser Doppler flowmetry coupled with iontophoresis in healthy subjects

Microvascular Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-130

  Rossi, M ^a   Carpi, A ^a   Di Maria, C ^a   Galetta, F ^a   Santoro, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Iontophoresis; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Skin blood flowmotion; Skin microcirculation

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; TISSUE PERFUSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SKIN; VASODILATION;

EID: 33846913668     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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