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. 2009 Sep 10;107(5):1548–1558. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00622.2009

Table 2.

Absolute values for MAP, HR, Hct, Hb, and body weight at baseline

<500 kDa
>500 kDa
20:1 PolybHb(20:1)low 30:1 PolybHb(30:1)low 40:1 PolybHb(40:1)low 50:1 PolybHb(50:1)low 20:1 PolybHb(20:1)high 30:1 PolybHb(30:1)high 40:1 PolybHb(40:1)high 50:1 PolybHb(50:1)high
Baseline
n 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
MAP, mmHg 110±9 113±7 107±8 111±9 107±8 110±8 108±10 112±8
HR, beats/min 424±22 427±18 431±23 423±19 430±24 437±25 422±24 440±24
Hct, % 49±2 48±2 48±2 49±1 49±2 48±2 49±2 48±1
Hb, g/dl 15.2±0.8 14.8±0.7 15.1±1.0 15.2±0.5 15.0±0.8 14.7±0.6 14.9±0.8 14.7±0.8
Body weight, g 67.6±4.9 65.9±4.6 68.4±6.4 67.3±6.3 66.1±4.7 64.4±4.1 63.4±4.2 68.1±3.8
Plasma concentration 0.5 g/dl
Volume infused, ml 0.13±0.06 0.13±0.04 0.23±0.08* 0.30±0.14* 0.13±0.05 0.12±0.06 0.12±0.03 0.13±0.05
Hct, % 46±1 46±2 45±2 47±1 47±1 47±2 48±1 48±1
HbTotal, g/dl 14.8±0.7 14.6±0.6 14.7±0.8 14.6±0.6 14.7±0.7 14.6±0.5 14.8±0.6 14.8±0.6
Hbplasma, g/dl 0.4±0.1 0.5±0.1 0.4±0.1 0.5±0.2 0.5±0.1 0.4±0.1 0.5±0.1 0.5±0.1
Plasma concentration 1.0 g/dl
Volume infused, ml 0.28±0.11 0.27±0.09 0.47±0.11* 0.62±0.21* 0.26±0.09 0.26±0.07 0.25±0.09 0.26±0.09
Hct, % 43±2 43±2 42±2 42±1 45±2 43±2 46±1 46±1
HbTotal, g/dl 14.7±0.6 14.8±0.7 15.2±0.7 15.1±0.5 15.0±0.6 14.8±0.6 15.2±0.5 15.3±0.6
Hbplasma, g/dl 0.9±0.1 1.0±0.1 0.9±0.1 0.9±0.1 0.9±0.1 0.9±0.1 1.0±0.1 0.9±0.1
Plasma concentration 1.5 g/dl
Volume infused, ml 0.42±0.12 0.40±0.10 0.72±0.17* 0.92±0.22* 0.45±0.16 0.49±0.15 0.40±0.09 0.41±0.09
Hct, % 43±1 43±1 40±2 40±1 45±1 43±1 45±1 45±1
HbTotal, g/dl 15.3±0.5 15.3±0.4 15.3±0.5 15.6±0.4 15.8±0.5 15.7±0.6 15.9±0.5 16.0±0.5
Hbplasma, g/dl 1.4±0.2 1.4±0.1 1.4±0.1 1.5±0.2 1.4±0.1 1.4±0.2 1.5±0.1 1.5±0.1
Blood viscosity, cp 3.7±0.2 3.7±0.2 3.5±0.2 3.5±0.1 3.8±0.1 3.8±0.2 4.4±0.2 5.0±0.3
Plasma viscosity, cp 1.1±0.1 1.1±0.1 1.2±0.1 1.2±0.1 1.1±0.2 1.2±0.1 1.6±0.2* 2.0±0.2*

Values are means ± SE for mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), hematocrit (Hct), hemoglobin (Hb), and body weight at baseline and various PolybHb plasma concentrations; n = no. of animals per group.

*

P < 0.05 compared with 20:1 and 30:1.