Table 1.

Flow, conductance, and systemic blood pressure responses to 1.0 mM nitrite infusion into one hind limb of anesthetized sheep at different levels of oxygenation

			Flow, ml/min		Conductance, ml·min−1·mmHg−1
[Nitrite], mM	Inspired O2, %	n	Ipsilateral	Contralateral	Ipsilateral	Contralateral	Blood Pressure, mmHg	Flow Ratio
Pre	50	8	82.3 ± 5.9	80.1 ± 4.5	0.61 ± 0.04	0.60 ± 0.05	136.0 ± 6.2	1.05 ± 0.09
1	50	8	83.4 ± 6.5	78.2 ± 4.1	0.63 ± 0.04	0.61 ± 0.05	133.2 ± 6.1	1.07 ± 0.08
1	14	8	82.4 ± 6.4	76.9 ± 5.1	0.66 ± 0.04	0.62 ± 0.04	124.8 ± 4.5	1.09 ± 0.08
1	12	7	75.6 ± 4.7	71.7 ± 5.2	0.66 ± 0.05	0.62 ± 0.04	114.8 ± 4.9	1.08 ± 0.09
Post	50	8	78.7 ± 7.4	75.4 ± 6.1	0.62 ± 0.04	0.60 ± 0.06	128.5 ± 4.9	1.07 ± 0.04

Values are means ± SE.