Summary of MD probe recovery rates in the five-step infusion experiment
Age | Probe | Recovery (%)a | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | ||||||
| Fetus (100 days) | CSF (n = 2) | 39.9 | 41.7 | 40.5 | 39.2 | 40.1 | ||||
| ECF (n = 2) | 42.6 | 43.6 | 42.4 | 42.8 | 41.9 | |||||
| Fetus (120 days) | CSF (n = 4) | 41.6 ± 2.3 | 41.6 ± 2.0 | 40.8 ± 1.5 | 39.9 ± 1.8 | 40.2 ± 2.1 | ||||
| ECF (n = 5) | 42.8 ± 1.7 | 42.6 ± 1.9 | 42.3 ± 1.7 | 41.8 ± 1.4 | 40.5 ± 1.8 | |||||
| Lamb (10 days) | CSF (n = 4) | 44.0 ± 1.6 | 43.5 ± 2.1 | 44.9 ± 2.0 | 44.1 ± 2.2 | 43.5 ± 1.4 | ||||
| ECF (n = 5) | 42.9 ± 1.3 | 44.0 ± 1.6 | 43.9 ± 1.4 | 42.8 ± 1.8 | 41.4 ± 1.3 | |||||
| Lamb (30 days) | CSF (n = 1) | 44.8 | 44.5 | 43.0 | 43.2 | 44.2 | ||||
| ECF (n = 6) | 46.6 ± 0.9 | 44.8 ± 1.1 | 45.1 ± 1.2 | 44.3 ± 1.1 | 44.9 ± 1.1 | |||||
| Adult | CSF (n = 6) | 46.3 ± 1.6 | 48.0 ± 1.1 | 46.1 ± 1.6 | 45.8 ± 1.1 | 43.3 ± 1.4 | ||||
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| ECF (n = 5) | 47.9 ± 1.6 | 47.4 ± 1.1 | 46.2 ± 0.9 | 44.8 ± 1.5 | 45.4 ± 1.6 | ||||
Data are shown as mean ± S.E.M.
↵ a Probe recovery rates were calculated using eq. 1.