Sex differences in postsynaptic sweating and cutaneous vasodilation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 394-401

  Gagnon, Daniel ^a   Crandall, Craig G ^b   Kenny, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Skin blood flow; Sweat gland; Temperature regulation; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYLCHOLINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKIN; SWEATING; VASCULARIZATION; VASODILATATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHOLINE; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEATING; HUMANS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NITROPRUSSIDE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN; SWEATING; VASODILATION;

EID: 84873437985     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00877.2012     Document Type: Article

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