Cathodal iontophoresis of treprostinil induces a sustained increase in cutaneous blood flux in healthy volunteers

Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-66

  Blaise, Sophie ^a,b   Roustit, Matthieu ^a,b,c   Hellmann, Marcin ^a   Millet, Claire ^a   Cracowski, Jean Luc ^a,b,c  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University Grenoble Alpes   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Iontophoresis; Microcirculation; Prostaglandin analogue; Prostaglandin I2; Treprostinil

Indexed keywords

ILOPROST; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREPROSTINIL;

ADULT; APPLICATION SITE ERYTHEMA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG TOXICITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; VASODILATATION;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ELECTRODES; EPOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; ILOPROST; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877848873     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091270011434352     Document Type: Article

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