Table 1.

Microvessel diameter (μm), centerline red blood cell velocity (μm s⁻¹) and volumetric blood flow (pl s⁻¹) of endometrial grafts after autologous transplantation into the dorsal skinfold chambers of hormonally synchronized Syrian golden hamsters, which were treated daily with rapamycin or vehicle (control)

	Day 2	Day 4	Day 7	Day 10	Day 14
Microvessel diameter (μm)
Rapamycin	16.8±1.0	15.3±0.4a	14.1±0.4a*	13.9±0.8a*	13.1±0.4a*
Control	16.2±1.0	14.8±0.7	11.7±0.3b	11.5±0.4b	11.3±0.2b
Centerline red blood cell velocity (μm s−1)
Rapamycin	46.4±18.9	95.3±10.1	172.8±16.4b	238.7±22.8c	215.6±28.3b
Control	17.7±2.4	117.9±28.2a	190.8±14.4a	179.0±19.9a	181.7±19.0a
Volumetric blood flow (pl s−1)
Rapamycin	6.5±2.0	12.8±1.5a	21.3±2.2b	27.9±5.5b	22.2±1.9b*
Control	3.0±0.6	14.7±3.0a	15.6±1.3a	14.7±2.6a	14.2±1.6a

Means±s.e.m.

^aP<0.05 vs day 2 within each individual group;

^bP<0.05 vs day 2 and 4 within each individual group;

^cP<0.05 vs day 2, 4 and 7 within each individual group;

^*P<0.05 vs control animals at corresponding time points.