Table 5.
Organ oxygen delivery in fetal sheep (ml O2 min−1)
| Basal | Hypoxia | Recovery | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain | LA | 14.97 ± 3.87 | 9.37 ± 1.55 | 9.80 ± 3.57 |
| HA | 11.78 ± 0.78 | 9.83 ± 1.23 | 10.13 ± 1.35 | |
| Heart | LA | 17.05 ± 5.67 | 21.40 ± 4.51 | 21.48 ± 7.60 |
| HA | 19.18 ± 2.08 | 22.55 ± 2.22 | 16.20 ± 2.34 | |
| Adrenals | LA | 24.95 ± 6.84 | 30.47 ± 8.80 | 28.63 ± 8.89 |
| HA | 36.48 ± 7.14 | 34.68 ± 2.95 | 25.53 ± 4.63c | |
| Umbilical | LA | 16.10 ± 1.43 | 8.97 ± 0.69c | 16.18 ± 3.65 |
| HA | 12.75 ± 0.85 | 6.38 ± 0.37b | 9.80 ± 1.30a |
Fetal organs O2del in low altitude (LA) and high altitude (HA) fetal sheep during basal, hypoxia and recovery. Values are means ± SEM. Significant differences (P ≤ 0.05): a vs. LA; b vs. basal and c vs. all in the same group; ANOVA + Newman–Keuls test for all variables.