The biological zero signal in laser Doppler fluximetry - Origins and practical implications

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 437, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 624-631

  Kernick, D P ^a,b   Tooke, J E ^a   Shore, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b St Thomas Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological zero; Laser Doppler fluximetry; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; BLOOD VOLUME; EDEMA; FLOW RATE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BLOOD VOLUME; EDEMA; HUMANS; HYPEREMIA; INTESTINES; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICS; QUALITY CONTROL; SHEEP; SKIN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033027470     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050826     Document Type: Article

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