Sex- and limb-specific differences in the nitric oxide-dependent cutaneous vasodilation in response to local heating

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 307, Issue 7, 2014, Pages R914-R919

  Stanhewicz, Anna E ^a   Greaney, Jody L ^a   Larry Kenney, W ^a   Alexander, Lacy M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microdialysis; Nitric oxide synthase; Skin blood flow

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RINGER SOLUTION;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTANEOUS VASCULAR CONDUCTANCE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FOREARM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEAT SENSATION; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIMB; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICRODIALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84907679251     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00269.2014     Document Type: Article

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