Table 1 Effect of microsurgical liver cholestasis (LC) on body weight (BW), body weight gain (BWG), systolic blood pressure (SBP), portal pressure (PP), liver weight-to-body weight ratio (LW/BW), spleen weight-to-body weight ratio (SW/BW) and ascitic liquid extravasation in Wistar rats.

From: Acute-on-chronic liver disease enhances phenylephrine-induced endothelial nitric oxide release in rat mesenteric resistance arteries through enhanced PKA, PI3K/AKT and cGMP signalling pathways

 

BW (g)

BWG (g)

SBP (mm Hg)

PP (mm Hg)

LW/BW (%)

SW/BW (%)

Ascitic liquid (mL)

SO

425.8 ± 5.4

46.7 ± 5.9

110.7 ± 6.8

8.9. ± 3.6

3.14 ± 0.24

0.28 ± 0.04

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LC

300.1 ± 7.6*

22.6 ± 21*

99.5 ± 4.5*

19.8 ± 5.1*

5.87 ± 1.05*

0.99 ± 0.21*

9.1 ± 1.6

  1. Results are expressed as means ± S.E.M. *P < 0.05 versus SO. n = 20 animals each group.
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