Abstract
Changes in finger tissue blood volume (TBV) measured by light transmission and in laser Doppler flow (LDF) were obtained during long breathing (of 12 s period) and associated with the respiratory phases, inspiration and expiration. For fifteen out of sixteen subjects TBV and LDF started to decrease 0-2 s after the start of expiration and increased during inspiration but the start of increase occurred before the start of inspiration, showing that the respiratory-induced changes in TBV and LDF are mainly associated with the expiration. Decrease of TBV and LDF after expiration was also found during the inspiratory gasps.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 631-636 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Biophotonics |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Aug 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Expiration
- Inspiration
- Laser Doppler flowmetry
- Light absorption
- Microcirculation
- Sympathetic nervous system
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry (all)
- Materials Science (all)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)
- Engineering (all)
- Physics and Astronomy (all)