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Table 3 The effect of transportation and new environment on systemic blood pressure (mmHg) and mean concentrations of plasma ET-1 (pg/ml) and serum cortisol (mmol/l)

From: Interday variation and effect of transportation on indirect blood pressure measurements, plasma endothelin-1 and serum cortisol in Standardbred and Icelandic horses

Variable

M1

M2

M3

CV %

HDO

    

BPS (mmHg)

 

114 ± 6

110 ± 11

119 ± 10

6

BPD (mmHg)

 

71 ± 6

67 ± 9

75 ± 7

9

ET-1 (pg/ml)

1.7 ± 0.9

1.7 ± 0.9

2.6 ± 1.2*

31

Cortisol (nmol/l)

113 ± 60

115 ± 74

122 ± 35

33

  1. Mean (±SD) values for systemic, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (measured with the HDO), plasma ET-1 and serum cortisol concentration measured on two separate days (M1 and M2) and after transportation (M3). *P 「 0.05 versus MI and M2. BP S : systolic blood pressure, BP D : diastolic blood pressure, CV: coefficient of variation. n = 8, except for plasma ET-1 where n = 7.
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147