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Blood Flow — Including Microcirculation

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Pharmacology of the Skin I

Part of the book series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ((HEP,volume 87 / 1))

Abstract

Changes in blood flow occur continually in health and disease and measurement can provide valuable information on endogenous and exogenous substances involved in regulating flow, on the progress of a disease process and on the efficacy of therapeutic agents. This chapter is concerned with some of the many techniques available for measuring blood flow in skin.

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  1. The Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas’s Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7EH, London, Great Britain

    Malcolm W. Greaves M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.

  2. Department of Dermatology, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain

    Sam Shuster M.D., F.R.C.P.

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Forrest, M.J., Williams, T.J. (1989). Blood Flow — Including Microcirculation. In: Greaves, M.W., Shuster, S. (eds) Pharmacology of the Skin I. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 87 / 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73797-8_7

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