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Cold-induced vasoconstriction at forearm and hand skin sites: the effect of age
During mild cold exposure, elderly are at risk of hypothermia. In humans, glabrous skin at the hands is well adapted as a heat exchanger. Evidence exists that elderly show equal vasoconstriction due to local cooling at the ventral forearm, yet no age effects on vasoconstriction at hand skin have bee...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892071/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20300768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-010-1414-x |