The Possible Influence of Breathing Patterns on the Measurements of Breathing Frequency

The breathing frequency is a common parameter to assess the radiation response of the lungs of laboratory rodents. Rats of the strain WAG/Rij which were bred in Hamburg show different breathing patterns which consist of short regular and long irregular breaths. Depending on the breathing pattern, th...

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Published in:Radiation research 1996-02, Vol.145 (2), p.236-238
Main Authors: Raabe, Annette, Beck-Bornholdt, Hans-Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Biological effects of radiation
Breathing
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Ionizing radiations
Lungs
Male
Male animals
Periodicity
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains - physiology
Respiration
Respiration - physiology
Serenity
Short Communications
Space life sciences
Tissues, organs and organisms biophysics
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Summary:The breathing frequency is a common parameter to assess the radiation response of the lungs of laboratory rodents. Rats of the strain WAG/Rij which were bred in Hamburg show different breathing patterns which consist of short regular and long irregular breaths. Depending on the breathing pattern, the breathing frequency of untreated animals varies by a factor of three. Although this phenomenon might be strain-specific, it seems noteworthy because it might influence the results obtained after irradiation significantly, especially if breathing frequency is automatically converted into a numerical value.
ISSN:0033-7587
1938-5404
DOI:10.2307/3579180