Table 1.

Arterial blood gases and hematocrit in rats treated with NS-398 after focal cerebral ischemia

Time (hr)TreatmentArterial blood gasesHematocrit (%)
pHpCO2 (mmHg)pO2 (mmHg)
6Vehicle7.35  ± 0.0241  ± 186  ± 449.3  ± 0.9
NS-3987.35  ± 0.0340  ± 183  ± 549.2  ± 0.5
24Vehicle7.39  ± 0.0339  ± 299  ± 448.3  ± 0.6
NS-3987.39  ± 0.0340  ± 1104  ± 548.5  ± 0.4
48Vehicle7.37  ± 0.0739  ± 390  ± 848.5  ± 0.5
NS-3987.33  ± 0.0439  ± 186  ± 348.5  ± 0.6
72Vehicle7.34  ± 0.0541  ± 288  ± 748.0  ± 0.9
NS-3987.31  ± 0.0544  ± 290  ± 448.0  ± 0.7
  • No statistically significant differences were found between rats treated with vehicle or NS-398 (p > 0.05,t test).