Pancreatic microcirculatory impairment in experimental acute pancreatitis in rats

Table 2 Intravital observation of pancreatic microcirculation

t/h	Group	D (arteriole)/μm	D (venule)/μm	D (capillary)/μm	d (Capillary)/cm-1	Capillary perfusion
4	Control	23.5 ± 8	28 ± 3	6.7 ± 1.5	394 ± 7	Stable
	AP	20.2 ± 5.1	29.1 ± 2	7 ± 1.4	381 ± 9	Unstable
6	Control	24.1 ± 8	28 ± 2.7	6.9 ± 1.48	400 ± 5.8	Stable
	AP	16.4 ± 3.1a	27.5 ± 3	6 ± 0.3	291 ± 16a	Intermittent & irregular
8	Control	23.2 ± 5.5	27.4 ± 1.6	7.3 ± 1	349 ± 8	Relatively stable
	AP	18.2 ± 3.5a	29 ± 1.5a	5.2 ± 0.3b	277 ± 13b	Intermittent & irregular

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.001 vs control.