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Table 1 Non-normalized mean ventricle volumes for Experiments 1 and 2

From: Increased CSF osmolarity reversibly induces hydrocephalus in the normal rat brain

Experiment 1

Pre-Injection ± SD (μm3)

30 Minutes Post-Injection ± SD (μm3)

24 hours Post-Injection ± SD (μm3)

337mOsm/L (n=10)

16.69 ± 2.2

18.3 ± 3.04

15.75 ± 2.12

628mOsm/L (n=10)

16.42 ± 1.37

19.06 ± 3.28

15.79 ± 1.56

977mOsm/L (n=9)

16.29 ± 1.07

19.42 ± 2.51

16.97 ± 2.38

2000mOsm/L (n=8)

16.17 ± 1.88

24.79 ± 8.51

16.4 ± 5.26

3347mOsm/L (n=8)

15.7 ± 1.78

30.81 ± 7.69

19.5 ± 5.63

Experiment 2

Pre-Surgery (μm3)

Pump On (μm 3 ) Interval A

Pump Off/On (μm 3 ) Interval B

Pump On/Off (μm 3 ) Interval C

On-Off-On (337mOsm/L, n=9) ± SD

19.16 ± 3.78

25.98 ± 8.96

26.67 ± 10.35

28.63 ± 11.69

On-Off-Off (337mOsm/L, n=10) ± SD

16.63 ± 1.85

19.02 ± 2.55

21.7 ± 6.68

20.2 ± 3.38

On-On-On (337mOsm/L, n=10) ± SD

14.47 ± 2.36

24.09 ± 13.06

27.64 ± 12.98

32.95 ± 19.33

On-On-On (307mOsm/L, n=10) ± SD

17.23 ± 1.96

19.75 ± 4.22

20.26 ± 4.51

21.56 ± 6.02