Table 1.
Airway compliance and related parameters in healthy control mice
| Parameter |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strain | Pop, cmH2O | Caw, μL/cmH2O | C, mL/cmH2O | Caw/C, % |
| BALB/c | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 24 ± 2 | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 0.094 ± 0.009 | 2 ± 1 |
| Range | 21–28 | 0.6–3.7 | 0.08–0.11 | 1–4 |
| n | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| C57BL/6 | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 27 ± 1 | 3 ± 0.6 | 0.067 ± 0.012 | 5 ± 2 |
| Range | 25–29 | 2.2–4.2 | 0.05–0.083 | 3–8 |
| n | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Strain comparison | ||||
| P value | 0.0021 | 0.0041 | 0.0001 | 0.0006 |
Strain comparisons were done by t test, with P < 0.05 as significant. C, total quasi-static compliance of the respiratory system; Caw, airway compliance; Caw/C, airway compliance expressed as a percentage of the total quasi-static compliance of the respiratory system; Pop, lung opening pressure.