Reproducibility of a local cooling test to assess microvascular function in human skin

Microvascular Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-39

  Roustit, M ^a,b   Maggi, F ^c   Isnard, S ^a   Hellmann, M ^a   Bakken, B ^c   Cracowski, J L ^a,b  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Perimed AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler flowmetry; Local cooling; Microcirculation; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

COLD TEMPERATURE; FOREARM; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73449137173     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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