title: Variability of hemodynamic values and plasma catecholamine concentrations over a one-hour period in conscious, restrained rats.
abstract: Restrained conscious rats have been widely used for physiological and pharmacological hemodynamic studies. In this condition, the variability of the circulation is unclear. Repeated measurements in restrained normal rats showed stable systemic hemodynamics (cardiac output ranging from 130 +/- 14 to 174 +/- 10 mL/min, mean arterial pressure ranging from 109 +/- 9 to 117 +/- 5 mmHg) and splanchnic hemodynamics (splanchnic blood flow ranging from 8.51 +/- 1.89 to 13.01 +/- 1.45 mL min-1 100 g-1 body wt) over a period of 1 hr. Slight but not significant hemodynamic variations, however, occurred in pulmonary blood flow. Similarly, plasma noradrenaline concentrations did not vary over this period (plasma noradrenaline level ranging from 186 +/- 36 to 358 +/- 64 pg/mL). These plasma noradrenaline concentrations were similar to those measured in a group of conscious unrestrained rats 3 hr after recovery from surgery (292 +/- 60 pg/mL). A significant correlation was observed between plasma noradrenaline concentration and heart rate.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Hémodynamique Splanchnique, Unité de Recherches de Physiopathologie Hépatique (INSERM U-24), Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaudin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Braillon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kleber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Girod
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lebrec
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine