Oxygen levels and hemoglobin saturation contours of the capillary-tissue system.

<p>Figure (a) displays the oxygen isoconcentration contours in the capillary and in the cortical tissue for CMR_O₂ = 250 <i>μ</i>mol/100g/min and CBv = 0.9 mm/s 3 s after the increase in CBv. Figure (b) shows the distribution of hemoglobin saturation in the RBC region for the abovementioned CMR_O₂ and CBv. Hemoglobin saturation (sO₂) values, referred to in the manuscript, were probed at the rightmost side of the RBC domain marked by the cross.