Table 1.
Systemic physiology
| Body weight (g) | pH | pCO2 (mmHg) | pO2 (mmHg) | Blood pressure (mmHg) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exp 1 | Male | 400 ± 18 | 7.42 ± 0.00 | 38 ± 1 | 144 ± 3 | 98 ± 3 |
| Female | 310 ± 5 | 7.43 ± 0.01 | 35 ± 1 | 145 ± 3 | 121 ± 3 | |
| Ovx | 353 ± 11 | 7.44 ± 0.00 | 37 ± 1 | 148 ± 3 | 113 ± 4 | |
| Exp 2 | Estrus | 324 ± 9 | 7.43 ± 0.01 | 34 ± 1 | 142 ± 5 | 121 ± 5 |
| Proestrus | 307 ± 8 | 7.43 ± 0.01 | 35 ± 2 | 150 ± 3 | 126 ± 4 | |
| Metestrus/ diestrus | 323 ± 11 | 7.41 ± 0.01 | 39 ± 1 | 150 ± 5 | 125 ± 6 | |
| Exp 3 | Ovx + V | 342 ± 5 | 7.45 ± 0.01 | 38 ± 1 | 175 ± 2 | 107 ± 4 |
| Ovx + E | 283 ± 7 | 7.42 ± 0.01 | 39 ± 1 | 172 ± 4 | 109 ± 5 | |
| Ovx + E/W | 285 ± 5 | 7.45 ± 0.00 | 37 ± 0 | 172 ± 4 | 121 ± 9 | |
| Exp 4 | Cst + V | 401 ± 8 | 7.44 ± 0.00 | 37 ± 0 | 168 ± 6 | 103 ± 3 |
| Cst + E | 308 ± 9 | 7.43 ± 0.01 | 36 ± 1 | 166 ± 4 | 96 ± 3 | |
| Cst + E/W | 360 ± 9 | 7.43 ± 0.01 | 38 ± 1 | 173 ± 3 | 105 ± 4 | |
| Exp 5 | Ovx + P | 349 ± 5 | 7.45 ± 0.01 | 36 ± 1 | 166 ± 13 | 114 ± 3 |
| Ovx + P/W | 329 ± 15 | 7.44 ± 0.01 | 39 ± 2 | 179 ± 2 | 119 ± 4 |