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. 2016 Feb 29;594(5):1247–1264. doi: 10.1113/JP271091

Figure 3. Fetal blood gas, acid base and metabolic status .

Figure 3

Values are mean ± SEM for fetal sheep undergoing normoxic (, n = 6) or chronic hypoxic (Inline graphic, n = 6) pregnancy. Fetal blood gas values were corrected to 39.5 °C. pH, arterial pH; P aC O2, arterial CO2 partial pressure; PaO2, arterial O2 partial pressure; Sat[Hb], percentage saturation of haemoglobin; ABE, acid base excess; Htc, haematocrit; Glucose, blood glucose concentration; Lactate, blood lactate concentration; (N), normoxic recovery. The x‐axis shows time in hours (hr) and days (d). Significant differences (P < 0.05): *differences indicating a significant main effect of time compared with baseline; differences indicating a significant main effect of treatment compared with normoxic pregnancy (two‐way repeated‐measures ANOVA + Tukey test).