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. 2014 Aug 6;34(10):1720. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.135

Table 1. Physiological parameters measured before and after cardiac arrest in rats (mean±s.d.).

Variable Cardiac Arrest (6minutes)
  Before After Before After
  D-cycloserine (n=10) Vehicle (Saline, n=8)
Age (days) 68.9±4.3 68.5±5.5
Body Weight (g) 284.7±10.7 283.7±17.6
pH 7.46±0.03 7.50±0.07 7.44±0.02 7.46±0.02
PCO2 (mm Hg) 38±2 38±2 39±2 41±3
PO2 (mm Hg) 119±7 135±44 122±7 128±14
HCO3 (mmol/L) 27.3±1.8 29.8±4.2 26.2±1.5 29.1±2.5
Base Excess 3.5±2.1 6.7±5.3 2.1±1.6 5.3±2.6
HCT 48.2±2.0 48.5±1.5
MABP (mm Hg) 120±16 96±14 116±10 93±17
Tbrain (°C) 36.6±0.2 36.7±0.2 36.7±0.2 36.6±0.
Trec (°C) 36.8±0.2 37.0±0.3 36.8±0.2 36.8±0.5
Plasma glucose (mg/dL) 144±16 143±22
Variable Cardiac Arrest (8minutes)
  Before After Before After
 
D-cycloserine (n=7)
Vehicle (Saline, n=6)
Age (days) 74.0±6.4 68.8±6.1
Body Weight (g) 299.2±24.3 275.4±16.5
pH 7.45±0.01 7.48±0.04 7.44±0.03 7.50±0.02
PCO2 (mm Hg) 38±1 38±2 38±3 38±2
PO2 (mm Hg)a 112±10 116±34 119±10 102±2
HCO3 (mmol/L) 26.3±1.2 28.8±2.9 25.8±1.3 30.0±2.1
Base Excess 2.1±1.3 5.1±3.6 1.7±1.5 6.8±2.4
HCT 47.8±3.5 46.6±0.1
MABP (mm Hg)a 109±11 72±10 106±30 74±17
Tbrain (°C)a 36.9±0.3 36.9±0.4 36.8±0.3 36.8±0.2
Trec (°C)a 36.9±0.4 37.1±0.3 37.0±0.1 37.4±0.4
Plasma glucose (mg/dL) 144±24 124±16
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P<0.05 vs 6 minutes Cardiac Arrest.