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Table 1 Red blood cell velocity (μm/s) and wall shear rates (γ; s-1) before thrombus formation

From: Systemic hypothermia increases PAI-1 expression and accelerates microvascular thrombus formation in endotoxemic mice

 

Arterioles

Venules

 

RBC velocity

γ

RBC velocity

γ

Saline-37°C

2200 ± 79

176 ± 21

1720 ± 245

109 ± 11

LPS-37°C

1175 ± 210*

150 ± 29

815 ± 266a

124 ± 52

LPS-34°C

1517 ± 203*

188 ± 31

603 ± 72a

72 ± 4

LPS-31°C

1063 ± 177*

157 ± 26

662 ± 172a

77 ± 29

  1. Thrombus formation was induced by exposure to ferric chloride. Values are given as means ± standard error of the mean. Saline: 37°C saline controls (10 ml/kg body weight NaCl; -24 h intraperitoneally). LPS: endotoxemic animals (10 mg/kg body weight lipopolysaccharide (LPS); -24 h intraperitoneally); 37°C, systemic normothermia; 34°C, 34°C systemic hypothermia; 31°C, 31°C systemic hypothermia. ap < 0.05 versus Saline-37°C. RBC, red blood cell.
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