A quantitative assessment of skin blood flow in humans

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-157

  Wissler, Eugene H ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous vasoconstriction; Cutaneous vasodilation; Exercise; Skin blood flow

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 50449110570     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0697-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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