Noninvasive examination of endothelial, sympathetic, and myogenic contributions to regional differences in the human cutaneous microcirculation

Microvascular Research

Volumn 93, Issue , 2014, Pages 87-91

  Hodges, Gary J ^a   Del Pozzi, Andrew T ^b,c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler; Local heating; Skin blood flow; Spectral analysis; Vasomotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLOMETRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPECTROSCOPY; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; WARMING; YOUNG ADULT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREARM; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INNERVATION; LEG; MICROVASCULATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; FOREARM; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LEG; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; OSCILLOMETRY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901236467     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2014.04.002     Document Type: Article

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