Table 3.
Experimentally-measured asymmetric flow distributions (γ) at arteriole bifurcations
| Arteriole bifurcation diameters (μm) | LZR | OZR | OZR+P | OZR+T | OZR+S | OZR+T/P | OZR+S/P | OZR+T/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 to 80 | 0.519 ± 0.029 | 0.599 ± 0.037 | 0.514 ± 0.025 | 0.584 ± 0.039 | 0.584 ± 0.021 | 0.508 ± 0.017 | 0.508 ± 0.024 | 0.584 ± 0.030 |
| 80 to 60 | 0.516 ± 0.022 | 0.598 ± 0.035 | 0.528 ± 0.031 | 0.572 ± 0.041 | 0.567 ± 0.028 | 0.511 ± 0.022 | 0.516 ± 0.018 | 0.570 ± 0.034 |
| 60 to 40 | 0.526 ± 0.025 | 0.595 ± 0.033 | 0.558 ± 0.036 | 0.547 ± 0.036 | 0.537 ± 0.020 | 0.510 ± 0.025 | 0.516 ± 0.022 | 0.542 ± 0.028 |
| 40 to 20 | 0.504 ± 0.027 | 0.595 ± 0.036 | 0.586 ± 0.029 | 0.515 ± 0.022 | 0.519 ± 0.023 | 0.510 ± 0.021 | 0.511 ± 0.023 | 0.517 ± 0.023 |
Values are means ± SD; LZR, lean Zucker rat; OZR, obese Zucker rat; OZR+P, OZR treated by phentolamine; OZR+T, OZR treated by Tempol; OZR+S, OZR treated by SQ-29548; OZR+T/P, OZR treated by Tempol and phentolamine; OZR+S/P, OZR treated by SQ-29548 and phentolamine; OZR+T/S, OZR treated by Tempol and SQ-29548.