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Cigarette smoking leads to reduced relaxant responses of the cutaneous microcirculation

BACKGROUND: Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The present study was undertaken to examine if cigarette smoking translates into reduced relaxant responses of the peripheral microcirculation. METHODS: The cutaneous forearm blood flow was measured by laser Doppler flowmetry. Th...

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Autores principales: Edvinsson, Marie-Louise, Andersson, Sven E, Xu, Cang-Bao, Edvinsson, Lars
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18827920