TABLE 4.
Effects of bilateral injection of Xylocaine on the slow rhythm in the whole-brainstem preparation.
Pause duration (min) |
Control period (s) |
Washout period (s) |
p-value | |
Rostral | 17.3 ± 11.1 | 25.4 ± 20.9 | 47.1 ± 101.5 | = 0.024 |
Caudal | 13.7 ± 8.5 | 47.7 ± 43.1 | 54.5 ± 49.6 | = 0.443 |
Mean ± SD represent the pause duration (min) and the slow rhythm period (s). For each site the control and the washout conditions were compared using a Wilcoxon signed rank test.