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. 1995 Nov 1;488(Pt 3):753–760. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1995.sp021006

Mesenteric blood pressure profile of conscious, freely moving rats.

J Fenger-Gron 1, M J Mulvany 1, K L Christensen 1
PMCID: PMC1156740  PMID: 8576864

Abstract

1. Blood pressure has been measured in the aorta and at four points in the mesenteric circulation of conscious, freely moving rats under physiological, resting conditions. 2. Using small polythene catheters, blood pressure was measured simultaneously in the aorta and either distally in the superior mesenteric artery (group A), at the base of a mesenteric arterial arcade (vessel diameter ca 100 microns) (group B), at the base of a mesenteric venous arcade (group C) or distally in the superior mesenteric vein (group D). Local blood flow distribution proximal and distal to the measurement point was restored after the cannulations through appropriate ligations. 3. In conscious animals 5-17 h after surgery, systemic mean blood pressure was 121 +/- 2 mmHg. Local pressures at the four locations (as a percentage of systemic pressure) were: 95 +/- 1% in group A, 64 +/- 2% in group B, 13 +/- 1% in group C and 7 +/- 1% in group D. Thus, large arteries dissipated 5% of the total pressure drop, arcade small arteries 31%, the intramural circulation 51%, arcade veins 6% and the remaining veins plus the hepatic circulation 7%. 4. Immediately after surgery, the corresponding pressure drops were 4, 16, 66, 5 and 9%, respectively, thus emphasizing that the pressure profile can be profoundly affected by surgery and anaesthesia. 5. The data indicate that under resting conditions in conscious, freely moving rats, half the mesenteric vascular resistance resides outside the intramural circulation, primarily in the arcade small arteries.

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