TABLE 1

Baseline values of MAP (mm Hg), heart rate (HR, beats per minute), MAP variability (SDMAP, mm Hg), SDRR (milliseconds), and (rMSSD) (milliseconds) in ethanol and pair-fed control SHRs before clonidine or saline administration

Values are means ± S.E.M. of four observations.


Parameter

Control

Ethanol 2.5%

Ethanol 5%
Presaline
Preclonidine
Presaline
Preclonidine
Presaline
Preclonidine
MAP 156.7 ± 4.6 156.9 ± 2.9 142.8 ± 3.7* 141.9 ± 2.4* 124.8 ± 1.2* 124.6 ± 1.1*
HR 313.6 ± 3.1 310.8 ± 9.7 305.5 ± 2.9 319.8 ± 4.7 306.4 ± 3.1 315.4 ± 3.0
SDMAP 13.5 ± 1.1 14.1 ± 1.5 11.9 ± 0.7 11.9 ± 0.7 7.4 ± 1.5* 9.1 ± 0.9*
SDRR 19.8 ± 2.6 17.3 ± 1.7 17.4 ± 2.2 17.2 ± 1.1 15.2 ± 2.2 14.4 ± 1.5
rMSSD
9.3 ± 1.0
8.4 ± 0.7
9.2 ± 0.9
8.7 ± 0.8
7.1 ± 0.7
7.5 ± 1.1
  • * P < 0.05 versus corresponding control values.