Table 1.

Characteristic of SWDs in mutant mice

Mutant mice Frequency (Hz) Mean duration (sec) Number of incidents per hour
α1A-/-
    α1G+/+ 3-4 2.0 ± 0.2 (0.7-5) 161.7 ± 40.5
    α1G+/- 3-4 2.1 ± 0.2 (0.7-5) 156.2 ± 22.0
    α1G-/- 0**
α1Atg/tg
    α1G+/+ 6-7 2.2 ± 0.2 (0.7-6) 98.3 ± 12.2
    α1G+/- 6-7 2.1 ± 0.2 (0.7-5) 90.2 ± 15.3
    α1G-/- 0**
β4lh/lh
    α1G+/+ 5-6 1.5 ± 0.1 (0.7-5) 164.6 ± 25.7
    α1G+/- 5-6 1.3 ± 0.1 (0.7-5) 204.8 ± 26.0
    α1G-/- 5-6 1.6 ± 0.2 (0.7-5) 7.1 ± 4.7**
γ2stg/stg
    α1G+/+ 5-7 1.9 ± 0.2 (0.7-10) 132.0 ± 8.7
    α1G+/- 5-7 1.8 ± 0.2 (0.7-10) 135.6 ± 20.0
    α1G-/- 5-7 1.3 ± 0.1 (0.7-2)* 9.4 ± 3.4**
  • Values, except for frequency, are means ± SEM. Values in parentheses are ranges. —, Not found. *p <0.05, **p <0.005 (mutants compared with α1G+/+ within each subgroup; two-tailed t test).