Dynamic Adaptation of the Peripheral Circulation to Cold Exposure

Microcirculation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-77

  Cheung, Stephen S ^a   Daanen, Hein A M ^b,c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cold exposure; Cold injury; Cold induced vasodilation; Fingers; Toes

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD INJURY; FINGER; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOE; VASODILATATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; FINGERS; FROSTBITE; HUMANS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATION;

EID: 84155174711     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00126.x     Document Type: Review

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