Mechanisms of cutaneous vasodilation during the postmenopausal hot flash

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-365

  Low, David A ^a,c   Hubing, Kimberley A ^a   Del Coso, Juan ^b   Crandall, Craig G ^a,b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Menopause; Skin blood flow; Sympathetic cholinergic

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NERVE CONDUCTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATATION;

BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXINS; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASODILATION;

EID: 79955017472     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181f7a17a     Document Type: Article

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