Lack of limb or sex differences in the cutaneous vascular responses to exogenous norepinephrine

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1417-1423

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

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microdialysis; Skin blood flow; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LOWER LIMB; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICRODIALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; UPPER LIMB; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICRODIALYSIS; NOREPINEPHRINE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; UPPER EXTREMITY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919360199     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00575.2014     Document Type: Article

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