1.
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin
;
(12)2003.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-555464
ABSTRACT
Aim To establish a set of apparatus and method for the continued measurement of the oxygen consumption in mice. Methods The apparatus consists of a bottle with broad-neck for mice, basic burette, beaker containing water and some tubes for connection. Twenty mice were divided randomly into two groups and administered intragestrically propranolol 20 mg?kg -1 or equal volume of normal saline, respectively. The survival time and oxygen consumption were measured in mice subjected to normobaric and hypoxia.Results The survival time was prolonged by 43.35% (P