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. 2016 Apr 15;11(4):e0153694. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153694

Table 4. Heart Rate Analysis of Mice.

Heart Rate (BPM)
Group Tail Cuff Echocardiography Electrocardiogram
Control 742 ± 16 476 ± 9* 698 ± 22
T4 702 ± 13 575 ± 9 707 ± 22
DMSO + T4 706 ± 15 556 ± 14 669 ± 19
Sorafenib + T4 699 ± 13 600 ± 9 711 ± 15
TadalafilIP + T4 712 ± 14 551 ± 10 717 ± 18
TadalafilOr + T4 707 ± 17 611 ± 14 706 ± 7
CMC + T4 685 ± 12 592 ± 9 728 ± 16
MacitentanLD + T4 669 ± 20 568 ± 8 705 ± 26
MacitentanHD + T4 661 ± 14 585 ± 8 697 ± 11

BPM: beat per minute. Tail Cuff: Control; n = 10, Thyroxin (T4); n = 21, Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO); N = 6, Sorafenib; n = 13, TadalafilIP (intraperitoneal, 1 mg/kg); n = 7, TadalafilOr (oral, 4 mg/kg); n = 8, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC); n = 10, MacitentanLD (Low dose: 30 mg/kg); n = 10, MacitentanHD (High dose: 100 mg/kg); n = 8. Echocardiography: Control; n = 22, T4; n = 34, DMSO; N = 14, Sorafenib; n = 13, TadalafilIP; n = 22, TadalafilOr; n = 8, CMC; n = 10, MacitentanLD; n = 10, MacitentanHD; n = 8. Electrocardiogram Analysis: Control; n = 7, T4; n = 12, DMSO; N = 6, Sorafenib; n = 9, TadalafilIP; n = 7, TadalafilOr; n = 8, CMC; n = 10, MacitentanLD; n = 9, MacitentanHD; n = 7.

*: indicates a significant change as revealed by one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett Multiple Comparisons post-hoc test, comparing all groups to T4.