Human skin hypoxia modulates cerebrovascular and autonomic functions.

Human skin hypoxia modulates cerebrovascular and autonomic functions.

Because the skin is an oxygen sensor in amphibians and mice, we thought to confirm this function also in humans. The human upright posture, however, introduces additional functional demands for the maintenance of oxygen homeostasis in which cerebral blood flow and autonomic nervous system (ANS) func...

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Main Authors: Olivia Pucci, Clifford Qualls, Anne Battisti-Charbonney, Dahlia Y Balaban, Joe A Fisher, Jim Duffin, Otto Appenzeller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23056597/?tool=EBI

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