Sodium nitroprusside iontophoresis on the finger pad does not consistently increase skin blood flow in healthy controls and patients with systemic sclerosis

Microvascular Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-264

  Roustit, M ^a,b   Blaise, S ^a,b   Cracowski, J L ^a,b  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Iontophoresis; Microcirculation; Sodium nitroprusside; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

EMLA; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; FOREARM; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TECHNIQUE;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FINGERS; FOREARM; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROPRUSSIDE; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SKIN; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 64049103020     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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