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Published on: May 11, 2015
Mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate in guinea-pig fetuses during late gestation have been recorded in situ under maternal pentobarbitone anesthesia. The measurements were performed via a catheter in one of the umbilical arteries. Mean arterial umbilical pressure and heart rate were 28 +/- 5 mmHg and 282 +/- 30 beats/min, respectively. It is suggested that the recorded pressure is consistent with the rise in systemic arterial pressure in other species during gestation and postnatal life.
Mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate in guinea-pig fetuses during late gestation have been recorded in situ under maternal pentobarbitone anesthesia. The measurements were performed via a catheter in one of the umbilical arteries. Mean arterial umbilical pressure and heart rate were 28 +/- 5 mmHg and 282 +/- 30 beats/min, respectively. It is suggested that the recorded pressure is consistent with the rise in systemic arterial pressure in other species during gestation and postnatal life.
