Abstract
With the development of laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) (see chapters 1, 2), a new field has opened for quantitative studies of microvascular perfusion in various tissues. LDF allows quick, continuous, and noninvasive assessments of microvascular flow, both in clinical practice and in laboratory animal research. The potential benefits of LDF for the advancement of cardiovascular science have attracted considerable attention among researchers, who have already provided a variety of new insights and applications for this emerging technology. This chapter outlines the applications of LDF for studies of the skeletal muscle circulation. It summarizes existing studies of the skeletal muscle circulation using LDF, and focuses in detail upon comparisons of laser-Doppler flowmeter signals with independent measures of microvascular flow. The final section of the chapter illustrates several new applications of LDF for the study of blood flow in skeletal muscle.
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Tyml, K., Roman, R.J., Lombard, J.H. (1990). Blood Flow in Skeletal Muscle. In: Shepherd, A.P., Öberg, P.Å. (eds) Laser-Doppler Blood Flowmetry. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 107. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2083-9_12
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