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. 2002 Apr 1;540(Pt 1):261–269. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013364

Table 2.

Result of 0.1 mA anodal transcutaneous current application of 6 and 12 mC total charge, delivered all at once or in two consecutive half-duration periods of application

6 mC 12 mC


t30/30 t60 t60/60 t120
LDFrest 7.8 ± 3.0 7.4 ± 3.3 8.1 ± 2.4 8.0 ± 3.3
A5 10.1 ± 3.5 (NS) 10.9 ± 5.2* 12.7 ± 6.2* 22.7 ± 17.2*
Aend 9.1 ± 3.6 (NS) X 12.7 ± 6.6* X
B5 21.2 ± 12.5* X 46.6 ± 23.6* X
A20 and B20 22.4 ± 14.8* 14.8 ± 8.7* 49.4 ± 25.9* 30.3 ± 25.4*
LDFheat 94.6 ± 31.2* 85.7 ± 20.1* 97.2 ± 30.3* 86.3 ± 30.7*

t30/30, repeated current applications of 30 s each with a 5 min interval; t60, single current application of 60 s; t60/60, repeated current application of 60 s each with a 5 min interval; t120, single current application of 2 min. Laser Doppler flow (LDF; mean ± s.d.) is expressed in a arbitrary units. Indices for LDF are defined in the text, X, no apparent event.

*

P < 0.05; NS, not significantly different from resting value.