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ArticleThe journal of physiological sciences : JPS2016

Plethysmography measurements of respiratory function in conscious unrestrained mice.

John C Quindry, Christopher G Ballmann, Erin E Epstein, Joshua T Selsby

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Article in The journal of physiological sciences : JPS, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John C QuindryCardioprotection Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36830, USA. jcq0001@auburn.edu.
Christopher G BallmannCardioprotection Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36830, USA.
Erin E EpsteinCardioprotection Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36830, USA.
Joshua T SelsbyAnimal Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
Auburn University · USIowa State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whole body plethysmography (WBP) is used to quantify pulmonary function in conscious, unrestrained mice. We determined currently whether time of day and environmental lighting influence day-to-day reproducibility of pulmonary function, and quantifed the necessary habituation time in the WBP chamber. Two-month-old male C57BL6 and mdx mice (n = 8/group, reverse light cycle), were examined on consecutive days using a calibrated WBP chamber and manufacturer software was used to calculate respiratory measures. Respiratory data stabilized between 5-10 min for all variables. Mice exhibited time of day respiratory differences, performing more forceful and less frequent breaths midday (11:45 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.) compared to 7:30 a.m. WBP performed in darkened conditions elicited more forceful breathing than lit conditions. Day-to-day reproducibility during controlled conditions ranged from r(2) = 0.58 to 0.62 for the functional measures. Findings indicate reproducible respiratory data are obtainable following a 15-min chamber habituation and standardization of time of day and room lighting.

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AnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred mdxPlethysmography, Whole BodyReproducibility of ResultsRespirationRespiratory SystemMdxRespirationWhole body plethysmography

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PMID26459291
PMCPMC10717823
OpenAlexW2213328872

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