Adult male rats were anesthetized and catheters were implanted in the caudal artery. Soon after recovery from short-lasting anesthesia, a total of 20 groups of six each were individually exposed to five different oxygen levels varying from 21.0 to 9.0% combined with four CO2 levels ranging from 0 to 12.9% at a mean barometric pressure of 744 Torr. Arterial blood samples were collected and analyzed for pH, Po2, and Pco2 before and near the end of 20-min exposures. During an air-breathing control period, pH averaged 7.466 plus or minus 0.020 SD, Paco2 41.2 plus or minus 1.9 Torr and Pao2 91.8 plus or minus 3.5 Torr. During hypoxia, Pao2 levels were similar to that of acutely hypoxic humans. Rats apparently differ from man in that blood buffering is greater, resulting in a higher pH during air breathing and a smaller [H-+] increase with increasing Paco2. Differences between arterial and inspired CO2 were about 10 Torr at 60 and 90 Torr Plco2 and were not influenced by Plo2.

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