Pharmacological curve fitting to analyze cutaneous adrenergic responses

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1703-1709

  Wenner, Megan M ^a,b   Wilson, Thad E ^d   Davis, Scott L ^e,f   Stachenfeld, Nina S ^a,c  

^a JOHN B PIERCE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous microdialysis; Skin blood flow; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NORADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICRODIALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; SKIN; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655193438     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00780.2011     Document Type: Article

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