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Table 1 The effect of portal venous flow (PVF) reduction on hepatic arterial flow (HAF) and mean arterial blood pressure (MAP).

From: The role of ATP and adenosine in the control of hepatic blood flow in the rabbit liver in vivo

BEFORE PORTAL VENOUS OCCLUSION

AFTER PORTAL VENOUS OCCLUSION

Exp. no.

n

HAF (ml. min-1.100 g-1)

PVF (ml. min-1.100 g-1)

MAP (mmHg)

HAF (ml. min-1.100 g-1)

PVF (ml. min-1.100 g-1)

MAP (mmHg)

HAF increase (%)

Buffering capacity (%)

1

4

16.9

143.2

95.0

25.3

39.1

96.8

66.8

8.9

2

2

17.5

64.2

67.5

22.5

35.0

72.5

28.5

17.6

3

2

9.4

63.5

70.0

11.4

48.5

75.0

22.0

15.1

4

6

25.4

70.9

75.0

36.7

31.5

84.2

40.3

33.2

5

3

27.8

-

93.3

32.1

-

97.3

15.3

-

Mean (SE)

-

19.4 (3.3)

85.5 (19.3)*

80.2 (5.8)*

25.6 (4.3)

38.5 (3.7)

85.2 (5.2)

34.6 (9.1)

18.7 (5.2)

  1. Each value is the mean of the number of observations stated. Both HAF and MAP increased significantly during PV occlusion (* p < 0.05, n = 5).