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. 2004 Jan 14;555(Pt 3):793–804. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.058156

Table 2.

Arterial blood gas values in all groups in different conditions (mean ±s.e.m.)

PaO2(mmHg) PaCO2(mmHg) pH
Group 1 Control 87.5 ± 1.8 39.8 ± 1.7 7.359 ± 0.012
H 33.6 ± 1.0 29.2 ± 1.3 7.445 ± 0.030
SNP 88.3 ± 2.5 39.4 ± 1.0 7.384 ± 0.012
l-NAME 86.5 ± 2.3 38.8 ± 1.4 7.347 ± 0.021
l-NAME + H 33.5 ± 0.8*** 31.4 ± 1.7** 7.411 ± 0.028***
l-NAME + SNP 89.5 ± 2.7 36.7 ± 1.7 7.388 ± 0.023*
Group 2 Control 48.7 ± 1.4 33.1 ± 1.0 7.427 ± 0.013
l-NAME 53.0 ± 1.4 31.0 ± 2.4 7.434 ± 0.021
l-NAME + SNP 56.6 ± 1.6 32.5 ± 1.1 7.425 ± 0.019
Group 3 Control 44.8 ± 1.3 31.9 ± 1.4 7.460 ± 0.015
AG 51.2 ± 0.9 30.2 ± 0.8 7.429 ± 0.009
Group 4 Control 48.4 ± 1.8 32.6 ± 1.5 7.454 ± 0.013
TRIM 52.2 ± 1.1 31.3 ± 2.2 7.446 ± 0.018

Abbreviations for conditions as in Table 1.

Significant difference from Control values.

*

Significant difference from pre-l-NAME. N rats breathing air; CH rats breathing 12% O2.