Mean (SD) percentage of arteries containing different amounts of eNOS within endothelial cells
| Artery level | 0-2.5H+1R | 0-2.5H+3R | 0-2.5H+6R | 3-6H+1R | 3-6H+3R | 3-6H+6R | 14-17H+1R | 14-17H+3R | 14-17H+6R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronchiolus | |||||||||
| 0 | 15 (1.4) | 7 (10.4) | 15.5 (6.4) | 14 (15.6) | 16 (7.2) | 19.8 (14.9) | 8.5 (2.1) | 15.7 (5.1) | 13 (7.8) |
| 1-50 | 51 (9.9) | 24.3 (21.8) | 52 (16.04) | 42 (21.2) | 42 (4.4) | 44.2 (21.5) | 37 (5.6) | 43.3 (9.9) | 45.5 (5.1) |
| 51-100 | 34 (8.4) | 68.7 (30.5) | 43.5 (36.1) | 43.5 (36.1) | 42 (10.5) | 36 (35.2) | 54.5 (7.8) | 41 (7.5) | 41.5 (5) |
| Terminal bronchiolus | |||||||||
| 0 | 22 (12.7) | 8.3 (9.6) | 22.5 (8.3) | 16 (15.6) | 28 (30.3) | 23.7 (20.4) | 14.5 (7.8) | 29.7 (19.1) | 15 (13.1) |
| 1-50 | 60 (14.1) | 45.3 (23.0) | 60.2 (11.6) | 44 (12.7) | 45.7 (8) | 47.8 (11.6) | 29 (15.6) | 54.3 (20.8) | 60.25 (14.5) |
| 51-100 | 18 (1.4) | 45.7 (28.0) | 17.2 (13.6) | 40 (28.2) | 26 (22.7) | 24.5 (29.4) | 56.5 (27.3) | 17.7 (18.1) | 24.75 (22.4) |
| Respiratory bronchiolus | |||||||||
| 0 | 28.5 (10.6) | 6.7 (5.9) | 39.7 (10.3) | 22 (19.8) | 27.7 (18.6) | 27 (18.2) | 14.5 (7.8) | 21.3 (7.2) | 24.25 (12.6) |
| 1-50 | 70 (8.4) | 54.3 (21.8) | 47.2 (11.4) | 53 (15.5) | 51.3 (14.8) | 47.5 (14.4) | 58.5 (7.8) | 70.7 (6.7) | 50.75 (11.5) |
| 51-100 | 1.5 (2.1) | 39 (2.7) | 13 (9.3 | 25 (35.3) | 25 (35.3) | 24.7 (32.9) | 27 (0) | 8 (7) | 24.5 (14.1) |
| Alveolar duct | |||||||||
| 0 | 49 (1.4) | 9 (5.2) | 56.2 (31.5) | 41.5 (12.02) | 38.5 (7.6) | 36.2 (17.1) | 35 (7.1) | 49.7 (18.0) | 39 (26) |
| 1-50 | 41 (5.3) | 46 (14.4) | 37.2 (27.9) | 31 (19.8) | 50 (3) | 47.8 (15.1) | 44.5 (10.6) | 43.7 (10.1 | 40 (11.7) |
| 51-100 | 9.7 (3.9) | 45 (16.5) | 6.5 (14.5) | 22.5 (31.8) | 10.3 (5.8) | 16 (19.1) | 20.5 (17.7) | 6.7 (8.3) | 21 (16.3) |
| Alveoli | |||||||||
| 0 | 100 | 73.7 (25.1) | 98 (4) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 77.5 (31.8) | 90.3 (16.7) | 92.5 (5) |
| 1-50 | 0 | 21.3 (25.7) | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 (31.8) | 9.7 (16.7) | 7.5 (5) |
| 51-100 | 0 | 4.7 (8.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H = Days of hypoxia; R = days of recovery.