Table 1

Effects of 7-NI and L-NAME upon physiological measurements

Physiological variablesTreatment
Oil7-NISalineL-NAME
Ocular blood flow (ml/100 g/min)85 (2)59 (7)* 84 (8)35 (4)*
Ocular vascular resistance (mm Hg/ml/100 g/min)1.54 (0.06)2.46 (0.28)* 1.50 (0.05)4.40 (0.31)*
Pco 2(mm Hg)39.6 (3.0)42.1 (1.5)42.0 (3.4)41.2 (2.1)
Po2 (mm Hg)94.1 (3.0)92.4 (4.1)96.7 (5.1)96.9 (5.2)
pH7.40 (0.03)7.39 (0.03)7.43 (0.02)7.41 (0.04)
MABP (mm Hg)128 (7)133 (7)125 (5)156 (3)*
Heart rate (beats/min)442 (43)317 (18)* 440 (40)276 (41)*
No4555
  • All data are presented as mean (SD) *Significantly different from appropriate control group, p<0.05, ScheffĂ© test.