Table 1 Characteristics of control and DOCA animals

weight (kg)

58 ± 9

65 ± 2

0.090

BSA (m²)

1.05 ± 0.10

1.14 ± 0.03

0.085

Htc (%)

28 ± 2

28 ± 2

0.796

DB (μg · kg⁻¹ · min⁻¹)

2.7 ± 0.7

3.8 ± 1.0

0.045

HR (min⁻¹)

89 ± 5

114 ± 3

< 0.001

86 ± 8

110 ± 13

0.014

0.424

0.488

mBP (mmHg)

87 ± 7

95 ± 13

0.061

106 ± 8

101 ± 12

0.538

0.001

0.400

sBP (mmHg)

103 ± 8

116 ± 9

0.004

125 ± 6

120 ± 11

0.536

< 0.001

0.493

dBP (mmHg)

75 ± 9

82 ± 16

0.077

96 ± 10

86 ± 12

0.122

0.003

0.614

RPP (10² mmHg · min⁻¹)

92 ± 8

132 ± 11

< 0.001

108 ± 14

132 ± 17

0.026

0.034

0.990