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Table 1 Vasomotor sensitivity of the hand and forearm (combined) during three local thermal stimuli.

From: Does the skin of mildly hyperthermic individuals display local variations in thermosensitivity for the control of skin blood flow?

Treated site

Hand and forearm vasomotor sensitivity (mL.100 mL tissue-1.°C-1.min-1)

 

Heating

Cooling

Face

1.04 (SD 0.55)*

0.64 (SD 0.50)*

Hand

1.28 (SD 0.82)*

0.63 (SD 0.42)*

Thigh

0.59 (SD 0.29)

0.50 (SD 0.43)

  1. * Significant differences in thermosensitivity relative to the thigh treatment (P < 0.05).