Table 1. Body weight (BW), systemic blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), and left ventricle + septum/ body weight (LV++S/BW) of rats exposed to 3 weeks hypoxia or room air and injected with IC2B peptide or saline.

	BW (g)	Systolic (mm Hg)	Diastolic (mm Hg)	Cardiac Index (ml/min/kg)	LV+S/BW
Normoxic Saline	350 + 16	135 + 4	105 + 5	190 + 12	2.17 + 0.04
Normoxic IC2B	373 + 14	134 + 5	100 + 6	142 + 4	2.17 + 0.09
Hypoxic Saline	311 + 5*	142 + 4	115 + 3	205 + 39	2.04 + 0.05
Hypoxic IC2B	315 + 4*	155 + 4	123 + 3	198 + 19	2.14 + 0.09

Data are means + SEM N=6-10 per group * P<0.05 vs normoxic