Table 2.

Baseline MAP and HR values for sham and experimental groups from each experiment

	Mean Arterial Pressure		Heart Rate
Experiment No. and Group	Dark	Light	Dark	Light
1
Vehicle	99 ± 3	97 ± 2	425 ± 9#	385 ± 8
Block	90 ± 2*	88 ± 2*	330 ± 4*	318 ± 4*
2
Sham	103 ± 2	99 ± 1	448 ± 5#	408 ± 5
LDNx	99 ± 2	97 ± 2	445 ± 9^	421 ± 7
3
Sham	103 ± 5	101 ± 3	425 ± 15	401 ± 4
RDNx	95 ± 2	92 ± 2	425 ± 11	396 ± 12
4
Sham	100 ± 3	98 ± 3	446 ± 12#	403 ± 19
CGx	89 ± 4*	85 ± 4*	427 ± 13	396 ± 17
5
Sham	110 ± 5	103 ± 2	396 ± 6#	337 ± 3
ADMx	100 ± 2*^	93 ± 2*	379 ± 11^	335 ± 10
6
Sham	103 ± 1	100 ± 1	445 ± 4#	412 ± 6
ADx	103 ± 2	100 ± 2	447 ± 5^	425 ± 8

Values are means ± SE. Four hours of baseline data from the dark and light phases were averaged as described in materials and methods.

^*P < 0.05 vs. vehicle/sham; ^P < 0.05 vs. light period within experimental groups; #P < 0.05 vs. light period within vehicle/sham groups.