Microvascular filtration is increased in the forearms of patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-27

  Jensen, Mads Radmer ^a   Simonsen, Lene ^a   Karlsmark, Tonny ^a   Bülow, Jens ^a,b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Capillary filtration coefficient; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Forearm blood flow; Sympathetic vascular reflexes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST TUMOR; CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SKIN; VASCULARIZATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAPILLARIES; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; REFLEX; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN;

EID: 84871734842     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01116.2012     Document Type: Article

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