Nitric oxide synthase distribution in esophageal mucosa and hemodynamic changes in rats with cirrhosis

Table 1 Hemodynamics parameters (^-x±s)

	Controls (n = 8)	Cirrhotic rats (n = 8)
MAP (kPa)	17.05 ± 0.34	14.42 ± 0.47a
PP (kPa)	1.123 ± 0.096	1.665 ± 0.067a
CO (mL/min)	135.5 ± 3.55	189.99 ± 9.26a
CI (mL·min-1·100 g-1 BW)	39.68 ± 1.64	55.89 ± 1.82a
PVF (mL·min-1·100 g-1 BW)	3.762 ± 0.094	4.295 ± 0.155a
SVR (kPa·mL-1·min-1)	4.234 ± 0.118	2.974 ± 0.186a

^aP < 0.01, compared to control group.

Table 2 Blood flow of splanchnic organs (mL·min^-1·g^-1, ^-x±s)

Organ	Controls (n = 8)	Cirrhotic rats (n = 8)
Stomach	0.544 ± 0.045	0.881 ± 0.065a
Spleen	0.946 ± 0.060	0.725 ± 0.057a
Pancreas	0.819 ± 0.031	0.998 ± 0.055a
Intestine & mesentery	1.451 ± 0.037	1.686 ± 0.057a
Kidney	0.465 ± 0.038	0.686 ± 0.046a

^aP < 0.01, compared to control group.