Assessment of endothelial and neurovascular function in human skin microcirculation

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 373-384

  Roustit, Matthieu ^a,b,c   Cracowski, Jean Luc ^a,b,c  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Domaine de la Merci   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

endothelium; iontophoresis; laser Doppler; laser speckle; local thermal hyperemia; microcirculation; microdialysis; post occlusive hyperemia; skin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IMAGING; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING; MICRODIALYSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE INDUCED VASODILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TEST; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; IONTOPHORESIS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84879780847     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: 18733735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2013.05.007     Document Type: Review

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