European journal of applied physiology
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Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. · May 2017
Controlled Clinical TrialWearing graduated compression stockings augments cutaneous vasodilation in heat-stressed resting humans.
We investigated whether graduated compression induced by stockings enhances cutaneous vasodilation in passively heated resting humans. ⋯ Our results show that graduated compression associated with the use of stockings augments cutaneous vasodilation by modulating sensitivity and peak level of cutaneous vasodilation in relation to mean body temperature. However, the effect of these changes on whole-body heat loss remains unclear.