Table 4.

Effects of BR supplementation on BF and VC to the kidneys and organs of the splanchnic region measured at rest and during exercise

	At rest				During exercise
	BF (ml min−1 (100 g)−1)		VC (ml min−1 (100 g)−1 mmHg−1)		BF (ml min−1 (100 g)−1		VC (ml min−1 (100 g)−1 mmHg−1
	Control	BR	Control	BR	Control	BR	Control	BR
Kidney	434 ± 33	566 ± 44	3.22 ± 0.30	4.30 ± 0.25*	421 ± 42	460 ± 51	3.04 ± 0.28	3.62 ± 0.39
Stomach	84 ± 7	91 ± 18	0.61 ± 0.06	0.66 ± 0.11	67 ± 13	59 ± 12†	0.49 ± 0.10	0.45 ± 0.08†
Adrenals	577 ± 85	664 ± 67	4.25 ± 0.68	5.22 ± 0.69	400 ± 63	540 ± 142	2.87 ± 0.44	4.30 ± 1.19
Spleen	339 ± 49	447 ± 104	2.47 ± 0.36	3.26 ± 0.69	62 ± 14†	108 ± 27†	0.44 ± 0.10†	0.85 ± 0.22†
Pancreas	118 ± 10	179 ± 66	0.86 ± 0.07	1.26 ± 0.43	110 ± 15	172 ± 74	0.80 ± 0.11	1.31 ± 0.53
Small intestine	313 ± 20	297 ± 36	2.30 ± 0.18	2.22 ± 0.22	240 ± 26†	255 ± 40	1.73 ± 0.18	2.00 ± 0.32
Large intestine	124 ± 13	147 ± 15	0.91 ± 0.10	1.11 ± 0.08	127 ± 16	155 ± 22	0.92 ± 0.10	1.20 ± 0.15
Liver‡	37 ± 14	32 ± 4	0.27 ± 0.10	0.25 ± 0.04	17 ± 3	34 ± 9	0.12 ± 0.02	0.26 ± 0.07*

Data are mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05 vs. control; †P < 0.05 vs. rest. ‡Arterial, not portal, BF and VC.