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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transl Stroke Res. 2014 Sep 13;5(6):660–668. doi: 10.1007/s12975-014-0368-4

Table 1.

Physiologic parameters of Rat used

Parameter Common use
Commonly used strains Sprague Dawley and Wister
Gender Usually males but females have been used
Body weight 350–400 gm
Body Temperature 37 ± 0.5 °C
Baseline Physiology
 MABP 90 ± 1 mmHg
 ICP 2.5 ± 0.2 mmHg
 HR 250–493 bpm
Blood gases:
 pCO2 40 mmHg
 pO2 140 mmHg
 Ph 7.4