Reproducibility of cutaneous microvascular function assessment using laser doppler flowmetry and acetylcholine iontophoresis

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 313-321

  Brocx, K A ^a   Drummond, P D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Axon reflex; Dose response curve; Endothelium; Iontophoresis; Laser Doppler flowmetry

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROVASCULATURE; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349423952     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000241301     Document Type: Article

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