Fig. 6. Functional capillary density (A and B ) in the striated skin muscle of the hamster after acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH; hematocrit 0.3) with either 6% hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.6 (HES), 6% dextran-60 (DX-60), 5% human serum albumin (HSA), or 3.5% gelatin (GEL) followed by an additive administration of 3 ml/kg body weight of perflubron emulsion (PFOB, 60% weight/volume). Arrow indicates start of oxygen exposure (4 l/min). DX-60 + PFOB − O2indicates absence of additional oxygen exposure. Values shown are mean ± SD of n = 6 animals per experimental group. *P < 0.05 versus baseline, Wilcoxon test; #P < 0.05 versus DX-60, Mann–Whitney test.
