title: Microcontroller-based system for collecting anaerobic blood samples from a running greyhound.
abstract: Many physiological variables change rapidly in the blood during sprint exercise. To characterize the dynamics and extent of these changes, blood samples must be obtained during exercise. We describe herein a portable, microcontroller-based system used to automatically obtain repeated, anaerobic, arterial blood samples from greyhounds before, during, and following a race on a track. In addition, the system also records the blood temperature in the pulmonary artery each time a blood sample is taken. The system has been tested for more than 2 years and has proven to be reliable and effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-5602.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Schmalzried
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Toll
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Devore
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fedde
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D004285:Dogs; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D008838:Microcomputers; D012420:Running; D012985:Software Design