Fig. 2

Creatinine, lactate dehydrogenase and ATP levels at the end of reperfusion. Box plots with whiskers indicating minimum and maximum, six rats per group. a Creatinine after 40 min of ischemia plus 180 min of reperfusion. All I/R groups were significantly different from the normoxic control group at p < 0.001. ** p < 0.01 vs. I/R control group. b Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) after 40 min of ischemia plus 180 min of reperfusion. ## p < 0.01 and ### p < 0.001 vs. normoxic control group. ** p < 0.01 vs. I/R control group. c Tissue ATP content after 40 min of ischemia plus 180 min of reperfusion. # p < 0.05 and ## p < 0.01 vs. normoxic control group. No significant differences between 1.0 mmol/kg/h citrate and normoxic or I/R control groups