The effect of nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase inhibition on cutaneous microvascular reactivity

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 719-726

  Lenasi, Helena ^a   Štrucl, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Endothelium derived hyperpolarizing factor; Intradermal microinjection; Laser Doppler; Skin microcirculation; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DICLOFENAC; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DICLOFENAC; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPOPROSTENOL; FOREARM; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; NITROPRUSSIDE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 45849091467     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0769-8     Document Type: Article

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