Table 3 General physiological and systemic hemodynamic parameters.

From: Comparison of Two Protocols of Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Cirrhosis in Rats – Improving Yield and Reproducibility

 

Control

CCl4-1xWk

CCl4-2xWk

General physiological parameters

Body temperature (°C)

36.6 [36.4, 37.3]

37.4 [37.1, 37.5]**

36.9 [36.6, 37.3]

Resp. rate (breaths per minute)

50 [46, 56]

58 [53, 59]*

46 [46, 60]

Systemic hemodynamics

Heart rate (bpm)

318 [304, 363]

322 [293, 350]

303 [271, 333]

MAP (mmHg)

98 [83, 112]

112 [105, 118]*

92 [79, 95]θ

CVP (mmHg)

1.8 [0.9, 3.7]

2.2 [0.9, 2.9]

2.7 [0.6, 4.1]

  1. Values represent the median [IQR]. *p < 0.05 vs. Control, **p < 0.01 vs. Control, θp < 0.05 vs. CCl4-1xWk. Abbreviations: bmp, beats per minute, CVP, central venous pressure, mmHg, millimeters of mercury, Resp. rate, respiratory rate.
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