PULSE OXIMETRY - A NEW WAY OF DETERMINING THE HEART-RATE IN CHICKEN EMBRYOS

Authors
LEWIN R DORNER M TONHARDT H
Citation
R. Lewin et al., PULSE OXIMETRY - A NEW WAY OF DETERMINING THE HEART-RATE IN CHICKEN EMBRYOS, Pflugers Archiv, 434(5), 1997, pp. 639-641
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
Pflugers Archiv → ACNP
ISSN journal
00316768
Volume
434
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
639 - 641
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-6768(1997)434:5<639:PO-ANW>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
With pulse oximetry it is possible to record the pulse-synchronic vari ation of the oxygen saturation due to variable blood flow during systo le and diastole. In the present study on chicken embryos, the pulse ra te based on oximetry was compared with the heart rate recorded by mean s of ECG. We conclude that the pulse curve detected by means of pulse oximetry can be used to determine the heart rate in chicken embryos be tween day 12 and day 20 of incubation.