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Measurement of Muscle Surface Capillary Blood Flow by Laser Doppler Flowmetry
Author(s) -
NORMAN WENDY M.,
COURT MICHAEL H.,
DODMAN NICHOLAS H.,
PIPERS FRANK S.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.1992.tb00088.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laser doppler velocimetry , blood flow , biceps , capillary action , capillary surface , anatomy , anesthesia , cardiology , materials science , composite material
Muscle surface capillary blood flow was measured in the biceps femoris and lateral head of the triceps brachii muscles in six horses before and during halothane anesthesia by using laser Doppler flowmetry. During 90 minutes of anesthesia, muscle surface capillary blood flow was reduced to 20% to 40% of preanesthetic values. Muscle surface capillary blood flow tended to be lower in dependent muscles than in nondependent muscles, and this disparity was greater in the forelimbs than in the hind limbs.