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Stroke, Vol 11, 39-44, Copyright © 1980 by American Heart Association

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Regional cerebral blood flow in the rat as determined by particle distribution and by diffusible tracer

RW Horton, TA Pedley and BS Meldrum

Measurements of total and regional cerebral blood flow in paralyzed rats maintained on 70% N2O/30% O2 obtained by a diffusible tracer technique, iodoantipyrine, and by a particle distribution method, microspheres, have been compared. Total CBF values were in good agreement, 0.86 +/- 0.07 ml/g/min (PaCO2 37.3 +/- 1.5, iodoantipyrine method) and 0.88 +/- 0.02 (PaCO2 36.2 +/- 0.8, microsphere method). Regional cerebral blood flows showed good agreement with the 2 methods, with highest flow in the colliculi, striatum and cerebral cortex and lowest flows in the hypothalamus, pons medulla and cerebellum. The iodoantipyrine method is technically easier to perform and had a higher precision.