Skin microdialysis coupled with Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging to assess microvascular reactivity

Microvascular Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 333-338

  Cracowski, J L ^a,b,c   Gaillard Bigot, F ^a,b   Cracowski, C ^a   Roustit, M ^a,b,c   Millet, C ^b  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University Grenoble Alpes   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; IMAGING SYSTEM; LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROVESSELS; NITROPRUSSIDE; PILOT PROJECTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81055156681     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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