Sweat testing to evaluate autonomic function

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-87

  Illigens, Ben M W ^a   Gibbons, Christopher H ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic testing; Sudomotor; Sweat testing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALIZARIN RED S; DYE; IODINE; METHACHOLINE; NITROGEN; PILOCARPINE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; SILOXANE; STARCH;

ACETHYLCHOLINE SWEAT SPOT TEST; ANHIDROSIS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIRECT AND INDIRECT AXON REFLEX TEST; QUANTITATIVE SUDOMOTOR AXON REFLEX TEST; REVIEW; SILICONE IMPRESSION; SWEAT TEST; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC SKIN RESPONSE; THERMOREGULATORY SWEAT TEST;

ACETYLCHOLINE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REFLEX; SWEAT; SWEATING;

EID: 64449086271     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-008-0506-8     Document Type: Review

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