Table 2.
Determinants of
before and after injection of LPS (500 μg kg−1
i.v.) in rats exposed to an ambient temperature (22°C) that allows the development of hypothermia
| Time | CHb (g dl−1) |
(%) |
(Torr) |
(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 12.0 ± 1.2 | 95 ± 1 | 75 ± 4 | 16 ± 1 |
| 20 min post-LPS | 12.1 ± 1.2 | 97 ± 0* | 90 ± 2* | 16 ± 2 |
| 60 min post-LPS | 11.5 ± 1.3 | 97 ± 0* | 86 ± 2* | 15 ± 2 |
Results are means ± S.E.M. (n = 6). Abbreviations:
, arterial oxygen content; CHb, haemoglobin concentration; LPS, lipopolysaccharide;
, arterial partial pressure of oxygen;
, arterial haemoglobin-O2 saturation.
Statistically different from the baseline period.


