Table 2.

Study characteristics of selected experimental controlled animal studies on low-level laser irradiation effects on oxidative stress.

Authors	Animal type	Gender	Animal race	Age (months)	Weight (g)	Induction model	Site injury	QATRS
Guaraldo et al. [5]	Rat	Male	Wistar	24	517.7 ± 27.54	Fatigue	Gastrocnemius	17
Ribeiro et al. [2]	Rat	Male	Wistar	—	250 ± 15	Cryolesion	Tibialis anterior	19
Oliveira Silva et al. [15]	Mice		Mdx/C57 BL	4	—	Fatigue	Gastrocnemius/Soleus	19
Silveira et al. [3]	Rat	Male	Wistar	Adult	250–300	Trauma	Gastrocnemius	19
Assis et al. [6]	Rat	Male	Wistar	Adult	300	Cryolesion	Tibialis anterior	19
Davila et al. [17]	Rat	Female	Wistar	5	200 ± 20	Carrageenan λ (type IV)	Gastrocnemius	19
Servetto et al. [14]	Rat	Female	—	—	250–300	Adrenaline	Left posterior limb muscle	19
Rizzi et al. [1]	Rat	Male	Wistar	—	250–300	Impact blunt trauma	Gastrocnemius	19