Inflammation contributes to axon reflex vasodilatation evoked by iontophoresis of an alpha-1 adrenoceptor agonist

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 90-97

  Drummond, Peter D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha adrenoceptor; Axon reflex; Inflammation; Iontophoresis; Nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; IBUPROFEN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLAMMATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOLES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; AXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649908440     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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