Table 1. The change in absolute BOLD SI and νavg with hypoxia for each fetus.
Dam | Fetus | Gas condition | Absolute BOLD SIa | Change in BOLD SI with hypoxia (%) | νavg (mm/s)a | Change in νavg with hypoxia (%)b | ||
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Brain |
Liver |
Brain |
Liver |
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1 | 1 | 100% O2 | 79.9±0.5 | 52.4±1.1 | 8±6 | 69±3 | ||
8% O2 | 73.5±5.2 | 16.4±1.6 | ||||||
2 | 100% O2 | 73.5±1.7 | 18.6±0.5 | 15±1 | 36±10 | |||
8% O2 | 62.4±0.9 | 11.9±1.9 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 100% O2 | 108.7±0.5 | 25.2±0.3 | 16±1 | 59±8 | ||
8% O2 | 91.8±1.2 | 10.2±1.9 | ||||||
4 | 100% O2 | 124.6±1.8 | 28.7±2.8 | 14±2 | 61±4 | |||
8% O2 | 107.4±1.0 | 11.2±1.9 | ||||||
3 | 5 | 100% O2 | 118.8±3.5 | 23.7±1.0 | 17±6 | 49±2 | ||
8% O2 | 99.1±10.1 | 12.2±1.0 | ||||||
6 | 100% O2 | 105.8±3.5 | 33.7±2.6 | 17±13 | 55±6 | |||
8% O2 | 87.2±10.8 | 15.1±0.8 | ||||||
4 | 7 | 100% O2 | 109.0±11.1 | 20.7±3.3 | 20±18 | 20±19 | ||
8% O2 | 87.0±17.6 | 16.6±3.3 | ||||||
5 | 8 | 100% O2 | 91.9±2.0 | 23.3±6.5 | 8±4 | 40±12 | ||
8% O2 | 84.9±2.4 | 14.0±4.5 | ||||||
9 | 100% O2 | 87.3±1.9 | 19.0±4.2 | 8±4 | 37±6 | |||
8% O2 | 80.0±2.1 | 12.1±3.5 | ||||||
10 | 100% O2 | 80.1±3.7 | 14.6±1.7 | 6±3 | 32±17 | |||
8% O2 | 75.3±1.2 | 9.7±1.5 | ||||||
6 | 11 | 100% O2 | 108.1±5.5 | 32.7±14.2 | 10±6 | 42±32 | ||
8% O2 | 97.0±1.8 | 18.8±2.3 | ||||||
7 | 12 | 100% O2 | 17.4±0.5 | 22±8 | ||||
8% O2 | 22.5±2.0 | |||||||
8 | 13 | 100% O2 | 16.7±0.8 | 9±1 | ||||
8% O2 | 18.2±1.0 | |||||||
9 | 14 | 100% O2 | 11.6±1.5 | 13±13 | ||||
8% O2 | 13.4±0.4 | |||||||
10 | 15 | 100% O2 | 17.0±1.6 | 14±5 | ||||
8% O2 | 19.8±0.6 | |||||||
11 | 16 | 100% O2 | 23.3±0.9 | 13±6 | ||||
8% O2 | 26.8±0.8 |
BOLD, blood oxygen level-dependent; MCA, middle cerebral artery; PCA, posterior cerebral artery; SI, signal intensity.
Mean±s.d. over three gas cycles.
νavg recorded at either the PCA or the MCA.