Time-amplitude analysis of skin blood flow oscillations during the post-occlusive reactive hyperemia in human

Microvascular Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-64

  Tikhonova, Irina V ^a   Tankanag, Arina V ^a   Chemeris, Nikolay K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELL BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Blood flow oscillations; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Post occlusive reactive hyperemia; Skin blood flow; Time amplitude analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; TIME; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; ISCHEMIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPERFUSION; SKIN;

EID: 77953541319     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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