A novel, fully implantable, multichannel biotelemetry system for measurement of blood flow, pressure, ECG, and temperature

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1220-1228

  Axelsson, M ^a   Dang, Q ^b   Pitsillides, K ^c   Munns, S ^d   Hicks, J ^d   Kassab, G S ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis   (United States)

^c EndoSomatic Technologies LLC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator; Chronic measurements; Doppler flow; Swine; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA STORAGE DEVICE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATS; DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEMORHEOLOGY; SWINE; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847751136     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00887.2006     Document Type: Article

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