Why Rudolph's nose is red: Observational study

• Published in: BMJ
• Main Authors: Ince, C. (Can), Kuijen, A.-M. (Anne-Marijevan) van, Milstein, D.M.J. (Dan), Yuruk, K. (Koray), Folkow, L.P. (Lars P), Fokkens, W.J. (Wytske), Blix, A.S. (Arnoldus S)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: North Pole; Norway; Rudolph; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://repub.eur.nl/pub/66927; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8311

Objective: To characterise the functional morphology of the nasal microcirculation in humans in comparison with reindeer as a means of testing the hypothesis that the luminous red nose of Rudolph, one of the most well known reindeer pulling Santa Claus's sleigh, is due to the presence of a high...