Table 3.

Data for cerebral oxygen and glucose uptake () during each of the five protocol periods

		Baseline		Pre-hypoxia infusion		Hypoxia		Post-hypoxia infusion		Post-infusion recovery
		Mean	s.e.m.	Mean	s.e.m.	Mean	s.e.m.	Mean	s.e.m.	Mean	s.e.m.
(% baseline)	Control	100	–	110	14	64	10†	137	24	132	17
	8-SPT	100	–	125	18	69	7†	131	27		9
	DPCPX	100	–	106	10	87	19	137	37	107	30
glucose (% baseline)*	Control	100	–	109	4	93	8	107	7	127	19
	8-SPT	100	–	120	5	108	13	115	6	172	10†
	DPCPX	100	–	117	3	111	6	79	8‡	122	11

^*Cortical uptake of glucose was calculated as the product of cortical flow and the arteriovenous difference.

^†Significant difference from baseline value (P < 0.05);

^‡significant difference from control for the same time period (P < 0.05).