Title :
Experimental procedure to test the effects of vibration on vascular permeability in rats
Author :
Wiseman, Laura ; Cezeaux, Judy L.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Program, Western New England Coll., Springfield, MA, USA
Abstract :
The development of an experimental procedure to examine the relationship between vibration exposure and vascular permeability in rats is described. Evans blue dye is used as the permeability marker. The effects of vibration at 125 Hz, 5 g (50 m/s2)·rms are studied in the gastrocnemius muscle and the liver in order to examine the response of the tissue close to the vibration source and to examine a systemic response, respectively
Keywords :
blood flow measurement; blood vessels; permeability; vibrations; 125 Hz; Evans blue dye marker; analysis of variance; gastrocnemius muscle; liver; normalized concentrations; rats; systemic response; tissue response; vascular permeability; vibration exposure; vibration white finger syndrome; Animals; Biomedical engineering; Educational institutions; Fingers; Mechanical engineering; Permeability; Proteins; Rats; Testing; Vibration measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7419-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2002.999484
