Characterising the time-course of microvascular vasodilator responses in humans using laser doppler fluximetry and iontophoresis

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-118

  Klonizakis, Markos ^a   Lingam, Krishna ^b   Manning, Gillian ^a   Donnelly, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Iontophoresis; Laser Doppler Fluximetry; Ulceration; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; VEIN DILATATION; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 78650784862     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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