Table 1. Basal levels of rat plasma glucose, lactate, sodium and potassium in different experiments.
| Set No. 1 | Set No. 2 | Set No. 3 | Set No. 4 | ||
| Parameter | Treatment | For plasma glucose and lactate | For plasma sodium and potassium | For aldosterone, (n = 7–8), and Ang II, (n = 4) | For ACTH, (n = 4–6), and corticosterone, (n = 4–5) |
| Plasma Glucose (mg/dL) | WaterImmersion | 114.57±5.33a(n = 8) | 105.38±2.93(n = 8) | 118.25±2.11(n = 8) | 120.00±2.41(n = 6) |
| Swimming | 110.86±1.65(n = 8) | 115.80±2.59(n = 8) | 118.08±3.73(n = 8) | 116.10±4.53(n = 6) | |
| PyruvateInfusion | 104.85±1.69(n = 8) | 107.25±2.05(n = 8) | 121.13±2.30(n = 8) | 119.83±2.74(n = 6) | |
| LactateInfusion | 104.90±3.34(n = 8) | 105.30±2.37(n = 8) | 121.00±3.18(n = 8) | 118.67±3.35(n = 6) | |
| Plasma Lactate (mM) | WaterImmersion | 1.51±0.14(n = 8) | 1.50±0.16(n = 8) | 1.66±0.09(n = 8) | 1.68±0.12(n = 6) |
| Swimming | 1.85±0.10(n = 8) | 1.81±0.11(n = 8) | 1.65±0.04(n = 8) | 1.63±0.05(n = 6) | |
| PyruvateInfusion | 1.74±0.18(n = 8) | 1.49±0.14(n = 8) | 1.73±0.05(n = 8) | 1.71±0.06(n = 6) | |
| LactateInfusion | 1.46±0.11(n = 8) | 1.84±0.16(n = 8) | 1.78±0.12(n = 8) | 1.70±0.13(n = 6) | |
| Plasma Sodium (mM) | WaterImmersion | 139.25±0.75(n = 8) | 141.38±0.18(n = 8) | 142.75±0.48(n = 4) | |
| Swimming | 139.68±0.83(n = 8) | 141.50±0.46(n = 8) | 141.33±0.33(n = 4) | ||
| PyruvateInfusion | 140.45±1.02(n = 8) | 141.38±0.38(n = 8) | 141.00±0.00(n = 4) | ||
| LactateInfusion | 140.53±1.43(n = 8) | 140.50±0.33(n = 8) | 141.33±0.88(n = 4) | ||
| Plasma Potassium (mM) | WaterImmersion | 4.56±0.07(n = 8) | 4.41±0.08(n = 8) | 4.47±0.17(n = 4) | |
| Swimming | 4.90±0.09(n = 8) | 4.48±0.09(n = 8) | 4.62±0.16(n = 4) | ||
| PyruvateInfusion | 4.87±0.16(n = 8) | 4.49±0.09(n = 8) | 4.88±0.03(n = 4) | ||
| LactateInfusion | 4.68±0.10(n = 8) | 4.69±0.14(n = 8) | 4.60±0.20(n = 4) |
a
Mean±SEM.