Table 1. Physiological Variables.

		Young animals			Aged animals
	Saline	DHA	NPD1	Saline	DHA	NPD1
	(n = 8)	(n = 7)	(n = 8)	(n = 10)	(n = 9)	(n = 8)
Before MCAo (15 min)
Rectal temperature (°C)	36.6±0.1	36.7±0.1	36.7±0.1	37.0±0.0	36.8±0.2	37.1±0.1
Cranial temperature (°C)	36.4±0.1	36.8±0.1	36.5±0.1	37.0±0.0	36.6±0.2	37.1±0.2
pH	7.42±0.01	7.42±0.01	7.43±0.01	7.44±0.02	7.44±0.01	7.46±0.01
PO2, mm Hg	123±8	127±10	119±7	100±7	109±9	108±7
PCO2, mm Hg	39±1	39±1	39±01	38±1	39±1	38±01
Plasma glucose, mg/dL	135±5	139±10	157±10	239±17	246±32	211±10
Body weight (g)	302±7	294±14	302±8	578±13	575±9	542±8
During MCAo (15 min)
Rectal temperature (°C)	37.3±0.2	36.5±0.02	36.6±0.1	38.0±0.0	37.7±0.2	37.4±0.2
Cranial temperature (°C)	36.5±0.1	36.7±0.1	36.4±0.1	37.0±0.0	37.1±0.1	36.9±0.1
pH	7.42±0.01	7.40±0.01	7.43±0.01	7.44±0.01	7.44±0.01	7.46±0.01
PO2, mm Hg	106±3	106±4	107±4	90±5	93±2	99±4
PCO2, mm Hg	40±1	40±1	39±1	39±1	40±1	39±1
Plasma glucose, mg/dL	133±7	135±6	142±9	207±9	231±29	169±7
After treatment (15 min)
Rectal temperature (°C)	36.9±0.2	36.4±0.3	36.8±0.2	37.0±0.0	36.4±0.1	37.0±0.2
Cranial temperature (°C)	36.4±0.1	36.1±0.2	36.2±0.2	37.0±0.0	36.9±0.2	36.8±0.2
After treatment (24 h)
Rectal temperature (°C)	37.8±0.2	38.4±0.4	37.4±0.2	37.0±0.0	37.4±0.2	37.8±0.2
Body weight (g)	272±9	269±11	280±7	544±11	553±7	521±9
After treatment (48 h)
Rectal temperature (°C)	37.6±0.3	37.7±0.4	37.1±0.1	37.0±0.1	37.6±0.3	37.9±0.1
Body weight (g)	269±10	261±9	284±7	510±13	537±6	519±11
After treatment (72 h)
Rectal temperature (°C)	37.5±0.4	37.5±0.3	37.1±0.1	37.0±0.1	37.6±0.3	37.7±0.1
Body weight (g)	269±14	263±13	293±6	514±13	528±7	508±11
After treatment (7 days)
Rectal temperature (°C)	37.6±0.7	37.6±0.3	37.1±0.2	37.0±0.0	37.9±0.2	37.5±0.3
Body weight (g)	284±25	301±11	322±7	510±16	531±7	520±8

Values are mean ± SEM.

MCAo, middle cerebral artery occlusion.