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Table 1 Electrocardiographic parameters in male and female 129/Sv, C57BL/6, and FVB conscious mice.

From: Method for non-invasively recording electrocardiograms in conscious mice

 

129/Sv

C57BL/6

FVB

 

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

 

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

Heart Rate (bpm)

571 ± 13

689 ± 12 *

692 ± 5

741 ± 2 *

736 ± 5

706 ± 7 *

HR var (bpm)

15 ± 4

20 ± 4

12 ± 3

15 ± 3

33 ± 2

16 ± 2 *

PR (ms)

31.9 ± 1.3

28.3 ± 0.6*

26.0 ± 0.8

24.4 ± 0.7

25.4 ± 0.6

27.7 ± 0.6 *

QRS (ms)

9.6 ± 0.3

8.5 ± 0.1*

8.1 ± 0.2

7.5 ± 0.2*

7.4 ± 0.1

7.7 ± 0.1

QT (ms)

70.2 ± 1.8

54.7 ± 2.0*

55.4 ± 0.8

53.8 ± 0.6

53.9 ± 1.2

55.7 ± 1.4

QTc (ms)

66.7 ± 1.9

58.4 ± 1.6*

59.0 ± 0.8

58.7 ± 0.3

59.3 ± 1.2

59.9 ± 1.6

  1. Values are mean ± SE. *, P < 0.05 vs. males within strain. HR var, heart rate variability.