Local thermal control of the human cutaneous circulation

• Published in: Journal of applied physiology (1985) Vol. 109; no. 4; pp. 1229 - 1238
• Main Authors: Johnson, John M., Kellogg, Dean L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.10.2010
• Series: Mechanisms and Modulators of Temperature Regulation
• Subjects: Adrenergic Fibers - physiology; Blood Vessels - innervation; Body temperature; Body Temperature Regulation; Cells; Cooling; Epinephrine - metabolism; Hemodynamics; Highlighted Topic; Homeostasis; Humans; Nitrergic Neurons - physiology; Nitric oxide; Nitric Oxide - metabolism; Physiology; Proteins; Reflex; Sensory Receptor Cells - metabolism; Sensory Receptor Cells - physiology; Skin; Skin - blood supply; Skin Temperature; Sympathetic Nervous System - metabolism; Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology; Vasoconstriction; Vasodilation

The level of skin blood flow is subject to both reflex thermoregulatory control and influences from the direct effects of warming and cooling the skin. The effects of local changes in temperature are capable of maximally vasoconstricting or vasodilating the skin. They are brought about by a combinat...