CHRISTMAS 2012: RESEARCH Why Rudolph's nose is red: observational study

• Published in: BMJ
• Main Authors: Ince, Can, van Kuijen, AM, Milstein, DMJ, Yuruk, K, Folkow, LP, Fokkens, WJ, Blix, AS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; North Pole; Norway; Rudolph; Tromso
• Online Access: https://pure.eur.nl/en/publications/32b056e2-6f63-4bfe-bf8a-c389ac858d07; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8311; https://pure.eur.nl/ws/files/47467426/REPUB_66927_OA.pdf; http://hdl.handle.net/1765/66927

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 highl...