pH and gas composition of mouse and rat blood taken by CP after either CO2 euthanasia, isoflurane anaesthesia, or cervical dislocation
Data are mean ± S.D.
Mouse | Rat | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 | Isoflurane | CD | CO2 | Isoflurane | CD | |||||
| n | 8 | 7 | 2a | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| pH | 6.74 ± 0.03††† | 7.23 ± 0.08 | 7.19 | 6.68 ± 0.11*** | 7.32 ± 0.04 | 7.39 ± 0.13 | ||||
Significantly different from both isoflurane and CD groups (***p < 0.001) or isoflurane group (†††p < 0.001); analysis of variance, Tukey's method.
↵ a n = 2 only due to technical difficulties.