Fig. 4. Frequency distribution of sharks displaying commenced blood flow in the
longitudinal vessels during (A) hypoxia (grey bars; N=12) and (B)
adenosine injection (1 µmol kg1) (grey bars;
N=8), and after aminophylline treatment during (A) hypoxia (hatched
bars; N=6) and (B) adenosine injections (1 µmol
kg1) (hatched bars; N=7). Injection of adenosine at
time 0. An asterisk indicates a significant difference between aminophylline
treated and control group (*P<0.05,
**P<0.01) (Fisher's exact test).