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Table 1 Effects of mepivacaine on lingual, pulmonary and coronary artery

From: The effect of mepivacaine on swine lingual, pulmonary and coronary arteries

Mepivacaine (μM)

Lingual artery (%)

Pulmonary artery (%)

Coronary artery (%)

40 mM KCl

100

100

100

0.4

98.3 ± 1.4

98.3 ± 1.2

99.0 ± 0.9

4

108.2 ± 2.6

105.1 ± 2.6

103.1 ± 1.1

40

96.6 ± 6.4

98.1 ± 3.0

98.0 ± 4.6

400

90.6 ± 4.6

85.8 ± 5.2*

90.0 ± 6.8

4000

66.1 ± 10.2*

58.5 ± 5.0*

74.1 ± 8.2*

  1. Data are mean ± SD. Values are expressed as the percentage of contraction induced by isotonic 40 mM KCl
  2. *P<0.05 as compared with the 40 mM KCl-induced contraction