Table 1.

The effect of the redox drugs (10 mg/kg) on the femoral blood flow and femoral vessel conductance at rest and during contraction in decerebrate rats

	FBF, ml/min		FVC, ml·min−1·mmHg−1 ×10−3
	At rest	Contraction	At rest	Contraction
DETC
Before	1.8±0.4	3.2±0.6*	17.7±0.4	26.9±4.9*
After	1.8±0.4	3.2±0.7*	17.2±4.0	24.0±5.3*
Tempol
Before	1.5±0.3	2.8±0.8*	16.1±4.0	24.5±7.6*
After	1.6±0.4	2.9±0.6*	17.9±5.5	28.4±7.8*†
DMTU
Before	1.6±0.3	3.1±0.4*	15.7±3.7	26.0±4.4*
After	1.6±0.4	3.1±0.4*	15.3±4.2	27.0±4.1*
Apocynin
Before	1.7±0.4	3.0±0.6*	16.3±3.2	24.8±4.8*
After	1.7±0.4	3.0±0.7*	16.2±2.8	26.1±5.1*

Values are means ± SE; n = 4 rats in each group. FBF, femoral blood flow; FVC, femoral vessel conductance; DETC, diethyldithiocarbamate; tempol, 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidine 1-oxyl; DMTU, dimethylthiourea.

^*P < 0.05 vs. at rest;

^†P < 0.05 vs. after.