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Pulse oximetry: a new way of determining the heart rate in chicken embryos
R Lewin1, M Dörner, H Tönhardt
1Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
Pflugers Archiv : European Journal of Physiology
|August 11, 1997
Abstract:
With pulse oximetry it is possible to record the pulse-synchronic variation of the oxygen saturation due to variable blood flow during systole and diastole. In the present study on chicken embryos, the pulse rate based on oximetry was compared with the heart rate recorded by means 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 between day 12 and day 20 of incubation.
