Local tetrahydrobiopterin administration augments cutaneous vasoconstriction in aged humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 587, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3967-3974

  Lang, James A ^a   Holowatz, Lacy A ^a   Kenney, W Larry ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; PROPRANOLOL; RINGER SOLUTION; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; TYRAMINE; YOHIMBINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CUTANEOUS VASOCONSTRICTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LASER DOPPLER FLUX; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASOCONSTRICTION; AGE; CUTANEOUS VASCULAR CONDUCTANCE; NERVE ENDING; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOPTERIN; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROPRANOLOL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TYRAMINE; VASOCONSTRICTION; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 68149137784     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.173815     Document Type: Article

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