Author/Editor		Mušič, Mark; Finderle, Žarko; Cankar, Ksenija
Title		Cold perception and cutaneous microvascular response to local cooling at different cooling temperatures
Type		članek
Source		Microvasc Res
Vol. and No.		Letnik 81, št. 3
Publication year		2011
Volume		str. 319-24
Language		eng
Abstract		The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of quantitatively measured cold perception (CP) thresholds on microcirculatory response to local cooling as measured by direct and indirect response of laser-Doppler (LD) flux during local cooling at different temperatures. The CP thresholds were measured in 18 healthy males using the Marstock method (thermode placed on the thenar). The direct (at the cooling site) and indirect (on contralateral hand) LD flux responses were recorded during immersion of the hand in a water bath at 20 degrees C, 15 degrees C, and 10 degrees C. The cold perception threshold correlated (linear regression analysis, Pearson correlation) with the indirect LD flux response at cooling temperatures 20 degrees C (r=0.782, p<0.01) and 15 degrees C (r=0.605, p<0.01). In contrast, there was no correlation between the CP threshold and the indirect LD flux response during cooling in water at 10 degrees C. The results demonstrate that during local cooling, depending on the cooling temperature used, cold perception threshold influences indirect LD flux response.
Descriptors		LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY COLD SENSORY THRESHOLDS HAND HEART RATE BLOOD PRESSURE ADULT LINEAR MODELS