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Table 3 Blood-CSF permeability constants for [ 14 C]-sucrose in the developing rat

From: Changes in the cerebrospinal fluid circulatory system of the developing rat: quantitative volumetric analysis and effect on blood-CSF permeability interpretation

 

K in csf

K w csf

K w csf /Pcp

(10 −3min −1 )

(μl min −1 )

(μl min −1mg −1 )

P2 rat

2.92 ± 0.54

0.21 ± 0.04

1.23 ± 0.23

P9 rat

2.61 ± 0.52

0.24 ± 0.05

0.79 ± 0.16**

  1. Data are mean ± SD, n = 5 (P2) and n = 9 (P9). Pcp represents the protein content of all lateral and fourth ventricle choroid plexus. **Statistically different from P2 rat, two-tailed student t test for unequal variance, p < 0.01.