Table 2. Hemodynamic values and core temperature of tethered BKα^−/− knockout mice and their wildtype (WT) litter mates following fecal peritonitis (FP).

Data shown as mean ± sem.

	Time 0 (after 24h on tether)		6h post-fecal slurry
	WT (n=6)	BKα^−/− (n=5)	WT (n=6)	BKα^−/− (n=5)
Peak Velocity (m.s⁻¹)	0.84 ± 0.05	0.73 ± 0.03	0.84 ± 0.08	0.73 ± 0.07
Stroke Volume (μl)	41.3 ± 0.05	31.9 ± 0.05	43.8 ± 0.03	39.4 ± 0.03
Stroke Volume.weight⁻¹ (μl.mg⁻¹)	1.17 ± 0.13	1.41 ± 0.05	1.24 ± 0.08	1.73 ± 0.1
Heart Rate (bpm)	596 ± 19	600 ± 22	541 ± 18	518 ± 60
Cardiac Output (ml.min⁻¹)	24.6 ± 3	19.1 ± 0.8	25.4 ± 1.8	20.4 ± 2.9
Cardiac Output.weight⁻¹ (ml.min⁻¹.mg⁻ ¹)	0.7 ± 0.09	0.85 ± 0.05	0.71 ± 0.05	0.9 ± 0.12
Core temperature	37.4 ± 0.5	37.4 ± 0.8	35.7 ± 0.6	35.7 ± 1

Table 2. Hemodynamic values and core temperature of tethered BKα−/− knockout mice and their wildtype (WT) litter mates following fecal peritonitis (FP).