The role of large arteries in controlling blood flow to the hand during severe local cooling

Cold vasodilatation describes the increase in blood flow that follows initial vaso constriction when an extremity is exposed to an environment colder than 12'C. It appears to be due mainly to cold paralysis of local resistance vessels. The reaction is very variable between individuals who are g...

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Main Author: Whelan, Laurence John
Published: Queen Mary, University of London 1995
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308342