Systemic hypoxia causes cutaneous vasodilation in healthy humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 608-615

  Simmons, Grant H ^b   Minson, Christopher T ^b   Cracowski, Jean Luc ^b   Halliwill, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Altitude; Microdialysis; Skin; Sleep apnea syndrome; Sympathetic nervous system; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPERPNEA; HYPOXIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICRODIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; TIDAL VOLUME; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; CELL HYPOXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; OXYGEN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 34547643728     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01443.2006     Document Type: Article

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