There are now thousands of references that cite Moor Instruments laser Doppler monitoring so it is no longer possible to provide a full, comprehensive list. Below is a small selection of references in the key application areas. If you don’t see your topic covered or have any questions about your intended application, please do not hesitate to contact our application specialists. We would also be happy to include your reference below!

Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI)
Bone / Spinal
Dental / Pulp Vitality Test
Diabetes
Endothelial Function / COVID 19
Ethnicity
Flap Monitoring
Inflammation
Muscle and Exercise
Post Occlusive Reactive Hyperaemia (PORH)
Skin Perfusion Pressure (SPP)
Stroke Model (MCAO) / CBF
Toe Blood Pressure (TBP)
Viscera

Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI)

American Diabetes Association (2003).
Peripheral arterial disease in people with diabetes.
Diabetes Care. 2003 Dec;26(12):3333-41.
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Fay Crawford, Karen Welch, Alina Andras, Francesca M Chappell (2016).
Ankle brachial index for the diagnosis of lower limb peripheral arterial disease.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Sep 14;9(9):CD010680.
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Jane H Davies, Joyce Kenkre, E Mark Williams (2014).
Current utility of the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in general practice: implications for its use in cardiovascular disease screening.
BMC Fam Pract. 2014 Apr 17;15:69.
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L Norgren, W R Hiatt, J A Dormandy, M R Nehler, K A Harris, F G R Fowkes, TASC II Working Group (2007).
Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II).
J Vasc Surg. 2007 Jan;45 Suppl S:S5-67.
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L Potier, C Abi Khalil, K Mohammedi, R Roussel (2011).
Use and utility of ankle brachial index in patients with diabetes.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011 Jan;41(1):110-6.
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Mei-Yueh Lee, Pi-Jung Hsiao, Jiun-Chi Huang, Wei-Hao Hsu, Szu-Chia Chen, Jer-Ming Chang, Shyi-Jang Shin (2018).
Abnormally Low or High Ankle-Brachial Index Is Associated With the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 11;8(1):441.
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Sarah Louise Casey, Sean Michael Lanting, Vivienne Helaine Chuter (2020).
The ankle brachial index in people with and without diabetes: intra-tester reliability.
J Foot Ankle Res. 2020 May 12;13(1):21.
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Suzanne Hyun, Nketi I. Forbang, Matt A. Allison, Julie O. Denenberg, Michael H. Criqui, and Joachim H. Ix (2014).
Ankle Brachial Index, Toe Brachial Index, and Cardiovascular Mortality in Participants With and Without Diabetes Mellitus.
J Vasc Surg. 2014 Aug; 60(2): 390–395.

Victor Aboyans, Michael H Criqui, Pierre Abraham, Matthew A Allison, Mark A Creager, Curt Diehm, F Gerry R Fowkes, William R Hiatt, Björn Jönsson, Philippe Lacroix, Benôit Marin, Mary M McDermott, Lars Norgren, Reena L Pande, Pierre-Marie Preux, H E Jelle Stoffers, Diane Treat-Jacobson (2012).
Measurement and Interpretation of the Ankle-Brachial Index: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association.
Circulation. 2012 Dec 11;126(24):2890-909.
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Yoshiko Watanabe, Hisao Masaki, Yasuhiro Yunoki, Atushi Tabuchi, Ichiro Morita, Satoshi Mohri, Kazuo Tanemoto (2015).
Ankle-Brachial Index, Toe-Brachial Index, and Pulse Volume Recording in Healthy Young Adults.
Ann Vasc Dis. 2015;8(3):227-35.
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Bone / Spinal

D E Hinsley, C M Hobbs, P E Watkins (2002).
The role of laser Doppler flowmetry in assessing the viability of bone fragments in an open fracture.
Injury. 2002 Jun;33(5):435-8.
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Justin P Phillips, Vincent Cibert-Goton, Richard M Langford, Peter J Shortland (2013).
Perfusion assessment in rat spinal cord tissue using photoplethysmography and laser Doppler flux measurements.
J Biomed Opt. 2013 Mar;18(3):037005.
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Katsuhiro Yamanaka, Mohamed Eldeiry, Muhammad Aftab, Thomas J Ryan, Gavriel Roda, Xianzhong Meng, Michael J Weyant, Joseph C Cleveland Jr, David A Fullerton, T Brett Reece (2019).
Pretreatment With Diazoxide Attenuates Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Signaling Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Pathway.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar;107(3):733-739.
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Katsuhiro Yamanaka, Mohamed Eldeiry, Muhammad Aftab, Thomas J Ryan, Xianzhong Meng, Michael J Weyant, David A Fullerton, Thomas Brett Reece (2019).
Synergetic Induction of NGF With Diazoxide and Erythropoietin Attenuates Spinal Cord Ischemic Injury.
J Surg Res. 2019 Jan;233:124-131.
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Noortje T L Van Duijnhoven, Thomas W J Janssen, Daniel J Green, Christopher T Minson, Maria T E Hopman, Dick H J Thijssen (2009).
Effect of functional electrostimulation on impaired skin vasodilator responses to local heating in spinal cord injury.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2009 Apr;106(4):1065-71.
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Xigong Li, Xianfeng Lou, Sanzhong Xu, Quan Wang, Miaoda Shen, Jing Miao (2018).
Knockdown of miR-372 Inhibits Nerve Cell Apoptosis Induced by Spinal Cord Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Enhancing Autophagy by Up-regulating Beclin-1.
J Mol Neurosci. 2018 Nov;66(3):437-444.
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Dental / Pulp Vitality Test

Chalida N Limjeerajarus, Seang Sonntana, Limothai Pajaree, Chansawang Kansurang, Supaphol Pitt, Thumsing Saowapa, Pavasant Prasit (2019).
Prolonged release of iloprost enhances pulpal blood flow and dentin bridge formation in a rat model of mechanical tooth pulp exposure.
J Oral Sci. 2019 Mar 28;61(1):73-81.
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Eugene Chen, Paul V Abbott (2011).
Evaluation of accuracy, reliability, and repeatability of five dental pulp tests.
J Endod. 2011 Dec;37(12):1619-23.
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Gastón Meza, Denisse Urrejola, Nicole Saint Jean, Carolina Inostroza, Valentina López, Maroun Khoury, Claudia Brizuela (2019).
Personalized Cell Therapy for Pulpitis Using Autologous Dental Pulp Stem Cells and Leukocyte Platelet-rich Fibrin: A Case Report.
J Endod. 2019 Feb;45(2):144-149.
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H Roeykens, R De Moor (2011).
The use of laser Doppler flowmetry in paediatric dentistry.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2011 Apr;12(2):85-9.
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Herman J J Roeykens, Ellen Deschepper, Roeland J G De Moor (2016).
Laser Doppler flowmetry: reproducibility, reliability, and diurnal blood flow variations.
Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Aug;31(6):1083-92.
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Herman J J Roeykens, Roeland J G De Moor (2018).
Diurnal variations and pulpal status: is there a need for FFT besides LDF?
Lasers Med Sci. 2018 Dec;33(9):1891-1900.
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Herman Roeykens, Georges Van Maele, Luc Martens, Roeland De Moor (2002).
A two-probe laser Doppler flowmetry assessment as an exclusive diagnostic device in a long-term follow-up of traumatised teeth: a case report.
Dent Traumatol. 2002 Apr;18(2):86-91.
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N P Chandler, T R Pitt Ford, B D Monteith (2010).
Effect of restorations on pulpal blood flow in molars measured by laser Doppler flowmetry.
Int Endod J. 2010 Jan;43(1):41-6.
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Nahar Ghouth, Monty S Duggal, Jing Kang, Hani Nazzal (2019).
A Diagnostic Accuracy Study of Laser Doppler Flowmetry for the Assessment of Pulpal Status in Children's Permanent Incisor Teeth.
J Endod. 2019 May;45(5):543-548.
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Qian Liao, Wenjun Ye, Junli Yue, Xiaoxi Zhao, Ling Zhang, Lan Zhang, Dingming Huang, Qinghua Zheng (2017).
Self-repaired Process of a Traumatized Maxillary Central Incisor with Pulp Infarct after Horizontal Root Fracture Monitored by Laser Doppler Flowmetry Combined with Tissue Oxygen Monitor.
J Endod. 2017 Jul;43(7):1218-1222.
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Diabetes

Mirjam Heimhalt-El Hamriti, Corinna Schreiver, Anja Noerenberg, Julia Scheffler, Ulrike Jacoby, Dieter Haffner, Dagmar-C Fischer (2013).
Impaired skin microcirculation in paediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2013 Aug 12;12:115.
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Endothelial Function / COVID 19

Andrew T.Del Pozzi, James T.Miller, Gary J.Hodges (2016).
The effect of heating rate on the cutaneous vasomotion responses of forearm and leg skin in humans.
Microvascular Research Volume 105, May 2016, Pages 77-84.
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Anthony I Shepherd, Joseph T Costello, Stephen J Bailey, Nicolette Bishop, Alex J Wadley, Steven Young-Min, Mark Gilchrist, Harry Mayes, Danny White, Paul Gorczynski, Zoe L Saynor, Heather Massey, Clare M Eglin (2019).
"Beet" the cold: beetroot juice supplementation improves peripheral blood flow, endothelial function, and anti-inflammatory status in individuals with Raynaud's phenomenon.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2019 Nov 1;127(5):1478-1490.
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Casey G. Turner, James T. Miller, Jeffrey S. Otis, Matthew J. Hayat, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Brett J. Wong (2020).
Cutaneous sensory nerve‐mediated microvascular vasodilation in normotensive and prehypertensive non‐Hispanic Blacks and Whites.
American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 10.1152/ajpheart.00177.2020, (2020).
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Christopher T Minson 1 , Lacy A Holowatz, Brett J Wong, W Larry Kenney, Brad W Wilkins (2002)
Decreased nitric oxide- and axon reflex-mediated cutaneous vasodilation with age during local heating.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2002 Nov;93(5):1644-9.
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Jerrold Petrofsky, Faris Alshammari, Iman Akef Khowailed, Sophia Rodrigues, Pooja Potnis, Siddhesh Akerkar, Jinal Shah, Guyeon Chung, Rakhi Save (2013).
The effect of acute administration of vitamin D on micro vascular endothelial function in Caucasians and South Asian Indians.
Med Sci Monit. 2013 Aug 5;19:641-7.
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Markos Klonizakis, Ahmad Alkhatib, Geoff Middleton, Mark F Smith (2013).
Mediterranean diet- and exercise-induced improvement in age-dependent vascular activity.
Clin Sci (Lond). 2013 May;124(9):579-87.
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Matthew J Maley, James R House, Michael J Tipton, Clare M Eglin (2017).
Role of cyclooxygenase in the vascular response to locally delivered acetylcholine in Caucasian and African descent individuals.
Microvasc Res. 2017 May;111:80-87.
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Syed Mudassar Imran Bukhari, Kiu Kwong Yew, Rajasunthari Thambiraja, Sarina Sulong, Aida Hanum Ghulam Rasool, and Liza-Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin (2019).
Microvascular endothelial function and primary open angle glaucoma.
Ther Adv Ophthalmol. 2019 Jan-Dec; 11.
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Thomas Davies, Edward Gilbert-Kawai, Stephen Wythe, Paula Meale, Monty Mythen, Denny Levett, Kay Mitchell, Michael Grocott, Geraldine Clough, Daniel Martin, Xtreme Everest 2 Research Group (2018).
Sustained vasomotor control of skin microcirculation in Sherpas versus altitude-naive lowlanders: Experimental evidence from Xtreme Everest 2.
Exp Physiol. 2018 Nov;103(11):1494-1504.
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Yunus A Abdulhameed, Gemma Lancaster, Peter V E McClintock, Aneta Stefanovska (2019).
On the suitability of laser-Doppler flowmetry for capturing microvascular blood flow dynamics from darkly pigmented skin.
Physiol Meas. 2019 Aug 2;40(7):074005.
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Ethnicity

Casey G Turner, James T Miller, Jeffrey S Otis, Matthew J Hayat, Arshed A Quyyumi, Brett J Wong (2020).
Cutaneous sensory nerve-mediated microvascular vasodilation in normotensive and prehypertensive non-Hispanic Blacks and Whites.
Physiol Rep. 2020 May;8(9):e14437.
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Jerrold Petrofsky, Faris Alshammari, Iman Akef Khowailed, Sophia Rodrigues, Pooja Potnis, Siddhesh Akerkar, Jinal Shah, Guyeon Chung, Rakhi Save (2013).
The effect of acute administration of vitamin D on micro vascular endothelial function in Caucasians and South Asian Indians.
Med Sci Monit. 2013 Aug 5;19:641-7.
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Matthew J Maley, James R House, Michael J Tipton, Clare M Eglin (2017).
Role of cyclooxygenase in the vascular response to locally delivered acetylcholine in Caucasian and African descent individuals.
Microvasc Res. 2017 May;111:80-87.
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Matthew J Maley, James R House, Michael J Tipton, Clare M Eglin (2017).
Role of cyclooxygenase in the vascular responses to extremity cooling in Caucasian and African males.
Exp Physiol. 2017 Jul 1;102(7):854-865.
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S Tony Wolf, Nina G Jablonski, Sara B Ferguson, Lacy M Alexander, W Larry Kenney (2020).
Four weeks of vitamin D supplementation improves nitric oxide-mediated microvascular function in college-aged African Americans.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 Oct 1;319(4):H906-H914.
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Thomas Davies, Edward Gilbert-Kawai, Stephen Wythe, Paula Meale, Monty Mythen, Denny Levett, Kay Mitchell, Michael Grocott, Geraldine Clough, Daniel Martin, Xtreme Everest 2 Research Group (2018).
Sustained vasomotor control of skin microcirculation in Sherpas versus altitude-naive lowlanders: Experimental evidence from Xtreme Everest 2.
Exp Physiol. 2018 Nov;103(11):1494-1504.
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William D Strain, Alun D Hughes, Jamil Mayet, Andrew R Wright, Jaspal Kooner, Nish Chaturvedi, Angela C Shore (2010).
Attenuation of microvascular function in those with cardiovascular disease is similar in patients of Indian Asian and European descent.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010 Jan 15;10:3.
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Yunus A Abdulhameed, Peter V E McClintock, Aneta Stefanovska (2020).
Race-specific differences in the phase coherence between blood flow and oxygenation: A simultaneous NIRS, white light spectroscopy and LDF study.
J Biophotonics. 2020 Apr;13(4):e201960131.
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Flap Monitoring

Andrea Figus, Ashfin Mosahebi, Venkat Ramakrishnan (2006).
Microcirculation in DIEP flaps: a study of the haemodynamics using laser Doppler flowmetry and lightguide reflectance spectrophotometry.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(6):604-12; discussion 613.
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Aravashi Ananda Dorai (2006).
Laser Doppler Monitoring of Free Flaps in Reconstructive Microsurgery.
Malays J Med Sci. 2006 Jan; 13(1): 79.
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Jeri R Payette, Elicia Kohlenberg, Lorenzo Leonardi, Arone Pabbies, Paul Kerr, Kan-Zhi Liu, Michael G Sowa (2005).
Assessment of skin flaps using optically based methods for measuring blood flow and oxygenation.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005 Feb;115(2):539-46.
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Shanmugam Karthikeyan, Damian R. Griffin, Nicholas Parsons, Thomas M. Lawrence, Chetan S. Modi, Stephen J. Drew, Christopher D. Smith (2015).
Microvascular blood flow in normal and pathologic rotator cuffs.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Volume 24, ISSUE 12, P1954-1960, December 01, 2015.
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Svein A Landsverk, Per Kvandal, Trygve Kjelstrup, Uros Benko, Alan Bernjak, Aneta Stefanovska, Hebe Kvernmo, Knut A Kirkeboen (2006).
Human skin microcirculation after brachial plexus block evaluated by wavelet transform of the laser Doppler flowmetry signal.
Anesthesiology. 2006 Sep;105(3):478-84.
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Tolga Taha Sönmez, Othman Al-Sawaf, Gerald Brandacher, Isabella Kanzler, Nancy Tuchscheerer, Mersedeh Tohidnezhad, Anastasios Kanatas, Matthias Knobe, Athanassios Fragoulis, René Tolba, David Mitchell, Thomas Pufe, Christoph Jan Wruck, Frank Hölzle, Elisa Anamaria Liehn (2013).
A novel laser-Doppler flowmetry assisted murine model of acute hindlimb ischemia-reperfusion for free flap research.
PLoS One. 2013 Jun 20;8(6):e66498.
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Tolga Taha Sönmez, Othman Al-Sawaf, Gerald Brandacher, Isabella Kanzler, Nancy Tuchscheerer, Mersedeh Tohidnezhad, Anastasios Kanatas, Matthias Knobe, Athanassios Fragoulis, René Tolba, David Mitchell, Thomas Pufe, Christoph Jan Wruck, Frank Hölzle, Elisa Anamaria Liehn (2013).
A novel laser-Doppler flowmetry assisted murine model of acute hindlimb ischemia-reperfusion for free flap research.
PLoS One . 2013 Jun 20;8(6):e66498.
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Xiguang Feng, Yi Chen, Min Zhang, Miaojie Fang, Cuimei Xiao, Junzhu Chen (2020).
Protective effect of citicoline on random flap survival in a rat mode.
Int Immunopharmacol. 2020 Jun;83:106448.
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Inflammation

Rebecca Herzog, Adib Zendedel, Leoni Lammerding, Cordian Beyer, Alexander Slowik (2016).
Impact of 17beta-estradiol and progesterone on inflammatory and apoptotic microRNA expression after ischemia in a rat model.
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2017 Mar;167:126-134.
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Muscle and Exercise

Angus Lindsay, Alexie A Larson, Mayank Verma, James M Ervasti, Dawn A Lowe (2019).
Isometric resistance training increases strength and alters histopathology of dystrophin-deficient mouse skeletal muscle.
J Appl Physiol (1985). 2019 Feb 1;126(2):363-375.
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Boon-Hua Low, Yue-Der Lin, Bo-Wen Huang, Taipau Chia, Jian-Guo Bau, and Hao-Yu Huang (2020).
Impaired Microvascular Response to Muscle Stretching in Chronic Smokers With Type 2 Diabetes.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2020; 8: 602.
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Colin Farr, Andrew R Middlebrooke, Neil Armstrong, Alan R Barker, Jon Fulford, David M Mawson, Ali M McManus (2019).
Objectively Measured Aerobic Fitness is Not Related to Vascular Health Outcomes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk In 9-10 Year Old Children.
J Sports Sci Med. 2019 Aug 1;18(3):513-522.
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Fabian N Berru, Sarah E Gray, Trace Thome, Ravi A Kumar, Zachary R Salyers, Madeline Coleman, Dennis Le, Kerri O'Malley, Leonardo F Ferreira, Scott A Berceli, Salvatore T Scali, Terence E Ryan (2019).
Chronic kidney disease exacerbates ischemic limb myopathy in mice via altered mitochondrial energetics.
Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 29;9(1):15547.
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Geraldine Clough, Andrew Chipperfield, Christopher Byrne, Frits de Mul, Rodney Gush (2009).
Evaluation of a new high power, wide separation laser Doppler probe: potential measurement of deeper tissue blood flow.
Microvasc Res. 2009 Sep;78(2):155-61.
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Jian-Guo Bau, Taipau Chia, Yu-Fang Chung, Kun-Hao Chen, Shyi-Kuen Wu (2013).
A novel assessment of flexibility by microcirculatory signals.
Sensors (Basel). 2013 Dec 30;14(1):478-91.
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Markos Klonizakis, Ahmad Alkhatib, Geoff Middleton, Mark F Smith (2013).
Mediterranean diet- and exercise-induced improvement in age-dependent vascular activity.
Clin Sci (Lond). 2013 May;124(9):579-87.
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Maxime Pellegrin, Karima Bouzourène, Jean-François Aubert, Christelle Bielmann, Rolf Gruetter, Nathalie Rosenblatt-Velin, Carole Poitry-Yamate, Lucia Mazzolai (2020).
Impact of aerobic exercise type on blood flow, muscle energy metabolism, and mitochondrial biogenesis in experimental lower extremity artery disease.
Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 20;10(1):14048.
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Ryan D Russell, Donghua Hu, Timothy Greenaway, Sarah J Blackwood, Renee M Dwyer, James E Sharman, Graeme Jones, Kathryn A Squibb, Aascha A Brown, Petr Otahal, Meg Boman, Hayder Al-Aubaidy, Dino Premilovac, Christian K Roberts, Samuel Hitchins, Stephen M Richards, Stephen Rattigan, Michelle A Keske (2017).
Skeletal Muscle Microvascular-Linked Improvements in Glycemic Control From Resistance Training in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes Care. 2017 Sep;40(9):1256-1263.
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Sarah J Blackwood, Renee M Dwyer, Eloise A Bradley, Michelle A Keske, Stephen M Richards, Stephen Rattigan (2017).
Determination of Skeletal Muscle Microvascular Flowmotion with Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound.
Ultrasound Med Biol. 2017 Sep;43(9):2013-2023.
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Shigehiko Ogoh, Takuro Washio, Kazuya Suzuki, Keisuke Ikeda, Takaaki Hori, Niels D. Olesen, and Yoshiho Muraoka (2018).
Effect of leg immersion in mild warm carbonated water on skin and muscle blood flow.
Physiol Rep. 2018 Sep; 6(18): e13859.
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Post Occlusive Reactive Hyperaemia (PORH)

Alex L Barwick, John W Tessier, Xanne Janse de Jonge, James R Ivers, Vivienne H Chuter (2016).
Peripheral sensory neuropathy is associated with altered postocclusive reactive hyperemia in the diabetic foot.
BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care 2016;4:e000235.
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C Høyer, J P D Paludan, S Pavar, J A Biurrun Manresa, L J Petersen (2014).
Reliability of laser Doppler flowmetry curve reading for measurement of toe and ankle pressures: intra- and inter-observer variation.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2014 Mar;47(3):311-8.
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Christian Høyer, Jes Sandermann, Jens Peder D Paludan, Susanne Pavar, Lars J Petersen (2013).
Diagnostic accuracy of laser Doppler flowmetry versus strain gauge plethysmography for segmental pressure measurement.
J Vasc Surg. 2013 Dec;58(6):1563-70.
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Gary Baker, Saul Bloxham, Joe Laden, Rodney Gush (2019).
Vascular endothelial function is improved after active mattress use.
J Wound Care. 2019 Oct 2;28(10):676-682.
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M. D. Wiles, E. Dickson, I. K. Moppett (2008).
Transient hyperaemic response to assess vascular reactivity of skin: effect of topical anaesthesia.
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, Volume 101, Issue 3, September 2008, Pages 320–323.
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Miriam Noble, David Voegeli, Geraldine F Clough (2003).
A comparison of cutaneous vascular responses to transient pressure loading in smokers and nonsmokers.
J Rehabil Res Dev. May-Jun 2003;40(3):283-8.
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Santiago Lorenzo and Christopher T Minson (2007).
Human cutaneous reactive hyperaemia: role of BKCa channels and sensory nerves.
J Physiol. 2007 Nov 15; 585(Pt 1): 295–303.
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Sean M Lanting, Alex L Barwick, Stephen M Twigg, Nathan A Johnson, Michael K Baker, Simon K Chiu, Ian D Caterson, Vivienne H Chuter (2017).
Post-occlusive reactive hyperaemia of skin microvasculature and foot complications in type 2 diabetes.
J Diabetes Complications. 2017 Aug;31(8):1305-1310.
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W David Strain, Nish Chaturvedi, Christopher J Bulpitt, Chakravarthi Rajkumar, Angela C Shore (2005).
Albumin excretion rate and cardiovascular risk: could the association be explained by early microvascular dysfunction?
Diabetes. 2005 Jun;54(6):1816-22.
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William D Strain, Alun D Hughes, Jamil Mayet, Andrew R Wright, Jaspal Kooner, Nish Chaturvedi, and Angela C Shore (2010).
Attenuation of microvascular function in those with cardiovascular disease is similar in patients of Indian Asian and European descent.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2010; 10: 3.
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Skin Perfusion Pressure (SPP)

Chan-Hee Jung, Yoon Young Cho, Dughyun Choi, Bo-Yeon Kim, Chul-Hee Kim, Ji-Oh Mok (2020).
Relationship of Sarcopenia with Microcirculation Measured by Skin Perfusion Pressure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
Endocrinol Metab (Seoul). 2020 Sep;35(3):578-586.
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F W Tsai, N Tulsyan, D N Jones, N Abdel-Al, J J Castronuovo Jr, S A Carter (2000).
Skin perfusion pressure of the foot is a good substitute for toe pressure in the assessment of limb ischemia.
J Vasc Surg. 2000 Jul;32(1):32-6.
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Go Urabe, Kota Yamamoto, Atsuko Onozuka, Tetsuro Miyata, and Hirokazu Nagawa (2009).
Skin Perfusion Pressure is a Useful Tool for Evaluating Outcome of Ischemic Foot Ulcers with Conservative Therapy.
Ann Vasc Dis. 2009; 2(1): 21–26.
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J J Castronuovo Jr, H M Adera, J M Smiell, R M Price (1997).
Skin perfusion pressure measurement is valuable in the diagnosis of critical limb ischemia.
J Vasc Surg. 1997 Oct;26(4):629-37.
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Kazu Suzuki, Zoe Birnbaum, Ryan Lockhart (2018).
Skin Perfusion Pressure and Wound Closure Time in Lower Extremity Wounds.
J Am Coll Clin Wound Spec. 2018 Oct 9;9(1-3):14-18.
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Makoto Utsunomiya, Masato Nakamura, Yoshinori Nagashima, Kaoru Sugi (2014).
Predictive value of skin perfusion pressure after endovascular therapy for wound healing in critical limb ischemia.
J Endovasc Ther. 2014 Oct;21(5):662-70.
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Shingo Hatakeyama, Masaaki Saito, Kumiko Ishigaki, Hayato Yamamoto, Akiko Okamoto, Yusuke Ishibashi, Hiromi Murasawa, Kengo Imanishi, Noriko Tokui, Teppei Okamoto, Yuichiro Suzuki, Naoki Sugiyama, Atsushi Imai, Shigemasa Kudo, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Noritaka Kaminura, Hisao Saitoh, Tomihisa Funyu, and Chikara Ohyama (2012).
Skin Perfusion Pressure Is a Prognostic Factor in Hemodialysis Patients.
Int J Nephrology, Volume 2012, Article ID 385274.
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Tetsuya Yamada, Takashi Ohta, Hiroyuki Ishibashi, Ikuo Sugimoto, Hirohide Iwata, Masayuki Takahashi, Jun Kawanishi (2008).
Clinical reliability and utility of skin perfusion pressure measurement in ischemic limbs--comparison with other noninvasive diagnostic methods.
J Vasc Surg. 2008 Feb;47(2):318-23.
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Tota Kawasaki, Tetsuji Uemura, Kiyomi Matsuo, Kazuyuki Masumoto, Yoshimi Harada, Takahiro Chuman, Tomoyuki Murata (2013).
The effect of different positions on lower limbs skin perfusion pressure.
Indian J Plast Surg. 2013 Sep;46(3):508-12.
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Xuanliang Pan, Guoxian Chen, Pan Wu, Chunmao Han, Jon Kee Ho (2018).
Skin perfusion pressure as a predictor of ischemic wound healing potential.
Biomed Rep. 2018 Apr;8(4):330-334.
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Yih-Kuen Jan, Fuyuan Liao, Maria A Jones, Laura A Rice, Teresa Tisdell (2013).
Effect of durations of wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline on skin perfusion over the ischial tuberosity in people with spinal cord injury.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Apr;94(4):667-72.
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Yoriko Tsuji, Terashi Hiroto, Ikuro Kitano, Shinya Tahara, Daisuke Sugiyama (2008).
Importance of skin perfusion pressure in treatment of critical limb ischemia.
Wounds. 2008 Apr;20(4):95-100.
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Young Song, Sarah Soh, Jae-Kwang Shim, Kyoung-Un Park, Young-Lan Kwak (2017).
Skin perfusion pressure as an indicator of tissue perfusion in valvular heart surgery: Preliminary results from a prospective, observational study.
PLoS One. 2017 Sep 19;12(9):e0184555.
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Stroke Model (MCAO) / CBF

Ali Alawieh, Wenxue Wang, Aarti Narang, Stephen Tomlinson (2016).
Thromboembolic Model of Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion in Mice.
Injury Models of the Central Nervous System pp 357-372.
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Alireza Sarkaki, Yaghoob Farbood, Mohammad Badavi, Ata Ghadiri, Mohammad Ghasemi Dehcheshmeh, Esrafil Mansouri, Seyedeh Parisa Navabi (2018).
The protective effect of betulinic acid on microvascular responsivity and protein expression in alzheimer disease induced by cerebral micro-injection of beta-amyloid and streptozotocin.
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