Responses of the hands and feet to cold exposure
An initial response to whole-body or local exposure of the extremities to cold is a strong vasoconstriction, leading to a rapid decrease in hand and foot temperature. This impairs tactile sensitivity, manual dexterity, and muscle contractile characteristics while increasing pain and sympathetic driv...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843861/ |