Table 2.

Pressure-flow results

	α, %/mmHg		R0,mmHg·ml−1·s−1
	Normoxia	Hypoxia	Normoxia	Hypoxia
Baseline	3.7 ± 1.0	4.4 ± 1.3	0.94 ± 0.15	2.31 ± 0.59*
l-NAME	3.1 ± 0.6	4.9 ± 0.9	0.74 ± 0.11	2.53 ± 0.65†
KCl	3.8 ± 2.2	1.4 ± 0.3‡	10.12 ± 1.17‡	53.03 ± 3.73†‡
DETA-NONOate	3.0 ± 0.6	4.4 ± 0.2	2.32 ± 0.27‡	8.51 ± 3.25*‡

Values are means ± SE. α, distensibility; R₀, vascular resistance parameter.

^*Hypoxia different from normoxia (P < 0.05);

^†hypoxia different from normoxia (P < 0.005);

^‡different from the previous condition with the same exposure (P < 0.05).