Table 1. Mean heart rate (± S.E.) of female Sprague Dawley rats (N = 10/group) after ~632 hours exposure to a 100 kV/m electric field. All animals were measured within 1 hour post exposure. Heart rate values were measured over a 1 hour period (5 minute sampling intervals).
Elapsed Time in Acclimation Holder (min) |
Exposed |
Sham Exposed |
5 |
430 ± 8 |
422 ± 8 |
10 |
426 ± 9 |
411 ± 10 |
15 |
412 ± 11 |
403 ± 7 |
20 |
425 ± 12 |
409 ± 9 |
25 |
425 ± 13 |
405 ± 11 |
30 |
432 ± 8 |
421 ± 9 |
35 |
434 ± 11 |
416 ± 10 |
40 |
419 ± 8 |
405 ± 12 |
45 |
427 ± 8 |
427 ± 13 |
50 |
419 ± 13 |
427 ± 11 |
55 |
436 ± 10 |
431 ± 15 |
60 |
427 ± 11 |
427 ± 12 |
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| Overall mean for 1 hour | *426 ± 2 |
417 ± 3 |
P < 0.05, paired t test | ||