Table 2.
Mean arterial pressure (expressed in mmHg) pre- and postsuperfusion of Krebs-Henseleit (control), SNP, and l-NAME in CHF and CHF + EXT rats
Control |
SNP |
l-NAME |
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Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
CHF | 105 ± 3 | 104 ± 3 | 110 ± 3 | 101 ± 3* | 112 ± 5 | 113 ± 5 |
CHF + EXT | 115 ± 7 | 115 ± 7 | 114 ± 9 | 106 ± 7 | 121 ± 6 | 123 ± 7 |
Values are means ± SE. SNP, sodium nitroprusside. Significantly different from:
CHF post- NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) superfusion.