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The washout period between treatments was 1 week. A 3-minute measurement of laminar microvascular blood flow (LMBF) was obtained with laser Doppler flowmetry. Baseline measurements were obtained at \u22122, \u22121, and 0 hours prior to administration of drugs. Post-treatment measurements were obtained at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12 hours. Percentage change from baseline values in LMBF for each treatment was subsequently calculated.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\u2014Oral administration of domperidone at 1.1 mg\/kg and 5.5 mg\/kg significantly increased LMBF, compared with baseline values, beginning 4 hours after administration, and this effect persisted for at least 8 hours. Intravenous administration of domperidone at 0.2 mg\/kg significantly increased LMBF, compared with baseline values, at 10 and 12 hours after administration. Administration of acepromazine (0.04 mg\/kg, IV) significantly increased LMBF, compared with baseline values, at 3, 5, 8, and 10 hours after administration. No adverse effects of drugs were detected in any horse.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance<\/jats:bold>\u2014Domperidone may be useful for preventing vasoconstriction and reduction in LMBF believed to occur in horses with laminitis, but additional research of the drug's effects in horses with laminitis is required.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2460\/ajvr.71.3.281","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,3,1]],"date-time":"2010-03-01T08:08:07Z","timestamp":1267430887000},"page":"281-287","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Effects of domperidone on digital laminar microvascular blood flow in clinically normal adult horses"],"prefix":"10.2460","volume":"71","author":[{"given":"Jos\u00e9 R.","family":"Castro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Henry 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