Desensitization of Thermal Hyperemia in the Skin is Reproducible

Microcirculation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-85

  Frantz, Johanna ^a   Engelberger, Rolf Peter ^a   Liaudet, Lucas ^a   Mazzolai, Lucia ^a   Waeber, Bernard ^a   Feihl, François ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Hot temperature; Humans; Hyperemia; Male; Microcirculation physiology; Nitric oxide; Physiological; Regional blood flow; Skin blood supply; Temperature; Vasodilation physiology; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DESENSITIZATION; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84155178081     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: 15498719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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