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. 2016 Jul 15;8(7):3087–3096.

Table 1.

Effect of low-intensity continuous TUS on physiological parameters in WKY rats and SHRs

Parameters WKY WKY-TUS SHR SHR-TUS
BW (g) 293.7 ± 2.9 295.3 ± 2.8 296.5 ± 2.0 295.7 ± 2.5
HR (beats/min) 362.7 ± 4.3 357.8 ± 3.9 366.7 ± 2.8 365.8 ± 5.0
GLU (mmol/L) 6.4 ± 0.2 6.5 ± 0.1 6.4 ± 0.3 6.3 ± 0.3
SBP (mmHg) 132.1 ± 1.2 132.0 ± 1.0 202.5 ± 2.4** 202.2 ± 3.0
DBP (mmHg) 98.0 ± 2.0 104.1 ± 2.8 153.4 ± 3.8** 151.3 ± 5.7
PP (mmHg) 34.1 ± 1.8 27.9 ± 2.5 49.2 ± 4.6* 50.9 ± 4.8

WKY: Wistar-Kyoto rat; WKY-TUS: Therapeutic ultrasound treated WKY; SHR: Spontaneously hypertensive rat; SHR-TUS: Therapeutic ultrasound treated SHR; BW: Body weight; HR: Heart rate; GLU: Glucose; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; PP: Pulse pressure; Values represent mean ± SEM; n = 6.

*

P < 0.05 vs. WKY;

**

P < 0.01 vs. WKY.