Alternative method for measurement of arterial pressure in the rabbit.
By using an electrical impedance plethysmorgraph and a pressure applicator to a rabbit's earlobe artery, it became possible to monitor the blood pressure for periods of several months. A study of the correlations of the blood pressure from carotid and ear was also made at varied blood pressures under different conditions which showed excellent correlations. This method could effectively replace the encannulation technique for monitoring rabbit's blood pressure in chronic experiments.
D000818:Animals; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods*; D010992:Plethysmography, Impedance; D011817:Rabbits / Q000502:physiology*