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From: Increasing mean arterial blood pressure in sepsis: effects on fluid balance, vasopressor load and renal function

Figure 4

Isolated liver mitochondrial respiration. Comparison of isolated liver mitochondrial respiration in septic control animals and septic animals resuscitated to low-mean arterial pressure (MAP) and high-MAP targets (n = 8). State 3 and 4 oxygen consumption is expressed as pmol/second/mg protein. No significant differences were found between the groups (P >0.05, one-way analysis of variance). Horizontal lines represent mean values. Filled circles represent animals that died early. State 3, active respiration after addition of ADP; State 4, respiration after consumption of ADP; RCR, respiratory control ratio (oxygen consumption of State 3/State 4).

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