The effect of electrical stimulation on a normal skin blood flow in active young and older adults

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Al Malty, Abdul Majeed ^a   Petrofsky, Jerrold ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Electrical stimulation; Skin blood flow; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOREHEAD; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOREGULATION; THIGH; THORAX; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALIFORNIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN;

EID: 34147106432     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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