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Chromophores

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

Molecules responsible for the color of the blood due to their absorption of light atdifferent wavelengths.  One example is hemoglobin whose absorption of near-infrared light is oxygen status dependent in tissue.

See Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), Hemoglobin

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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