Intermittent compression induces transitory hypoxic stimuli, upstream vasodilation and enhanced perfusion of skin capillaries, independent of age and diabetes.
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DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00657.2020
Abstract: The benefit of enhanced shear stress to the vascular endothelium has been well documented in conduit arteries but is less well understood in skin microcirculation. The study aim was to provide physiological evidence of the… read more here.
Keywords: skin microcirculation; perfusion; hypoxic stimuli; spectroscopy ... See more keywords