Figure 6.

Pulmonary artery pressures (PAP) (mean ± standard deviation) in animals with normal and lavaged lungs. sys, systolic; dias, diastolic; B, baseline; N-, normal lung, one arterial cannula open, no gas flow; N+, normal lung, one arterial cannula open, gas flow of 2 lO₂/minute; N++, normal lung, two arterial cannulae open, gas flow of 2 lO₂/minute; L-, lavaged lung, one arterial cannula open, no gas flow; L+, lavaged lung, one arterial cannula open, gas flow of 2 lO₂/minute; L++, lavaged lung, two arterial cannulae open, gas flow of 2 lO₂/minute. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.