Table 2.
Respiratory function measured in awake, resting, mice at ~8 mo of chronic exposure
Groups | P Value (ANOVA) | |||
Air (n = 13) | E-cig (n = 11) | 3R4F (n = 13) | ||
Frequency, breaths/min | 384 ± 10 | 408 ± 10 | 384 ± 9 | 0.15 |
Tidal volume, ml | 0.72 ± 0.08 | 0.70 ± 0.04 | 0.59 ± 0.05 | 0.26 |
Minute ventilation, ml/min | 271 ± 28 | 281 ± 12 | 223 ± 18 | 0.12 |
Peak inspiratory flow | 16.8 ± 1.4 | 18.1 ± 0.8 | 15.0 ± 0.8 | 0.14 |
Peak expiratory flow | 17.4 ± 0.6 | 18.6 ± 0.9 | 15.5 ± 1.2 | 0.08 |
Values are means ± SE.