Table 2.

Basal mean arterial pressure, heart rate, and breathing frequency following intraperitoneal injection of pharmacological agents

Mean arterial pressure (mmHg)Heart rate (bpm)Respiratory frequency (breaths/min)
BaselineBaselineBaseline
Control88.9 ± 5.3380.4 ± 16.1141.1 ± 5.6
Saline92.7 ± 4.6388.9 ± 31.0132.3 ± 8.2
m-Atropine99.5 ± 5.0546.8 ± 25.7***155.1 ± 7.3
Propranolol108.7 ± 7.2*351.1 ± 31.0107.2 ± 2.2*
m-Atropine + Propranolol109.9 ± 7.8*360.3 ± 30.7140.0 ± 19.0
Prazosin76.7 ± 5.7535.1 ± 41.3***139.0 ± 5.9
  • Results analyzed by one-way ANOVA repeated measures with Dunnett's multiple-comparison tests.

  • *p < 0.05,

  • ***p < 0.001 versus control values.