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J Appl Physiol 20: 696-702, 1965;
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Measurement of the cutaneous circulation

Harry M. Wright 1

1 Department of Physiology, Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery, Kirksville, Missouri

Relationships between four commonly used indirect methods for study of the cutaneous circulation in intact, unanesthetized man were examined. Skin temperature, thermal conductance, volume plethysmography and the light absorption of the skin (as related to hemoglobin content) were simultaneously recorded on the upper extremities of normal young men as blood flow and blood content of the skin were changed by circulatory arrest, venous occlusion, indirect heating and cooling, and changes in position. Skin temperature and thermal conductance changed along parallel courses as blood flow was changed, while finger volume and reflectance of the skin to light of wavelength 550 mµ both changed in expected directions although along different courses, following passive congestion and de-congestion and changes in level of the hand relative to the heart. The advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of each of the methods in the study of cutaneous circulation in man are discussed and compared.

measurement of circulation of skin; methods for measurement of cutaneous circulation; blood flow through skin; blood content of skin; skin

Submitted on March 12, 1964




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