On Breathing Variability in the Tree Shrew
Bishop, D.; Saxena, J.; SheikhBahaei, S.
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Tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) are increasingly used in comparative neuroscience, yet their respiratory physiology remains poorly characterized. We quantified spontaneous breathing and respiratory rhythm variability in awake adult tree shrews (n = 10; 5 males, 5 females) using whole-body plethysmography. Respiratory frequency decreased by approximately 16% with acclimatization to the recording chamber, while respiratory timing, body-mass-normalized respiratory amplitude, inspiratory flow, and minute ventilation remained relatively stable. After acclimatization, mean respiratory parameters were similar between sexes, but short-term breath-to-breath variability (SD1) was greater in males than females, whereas SD2 was comparable. These findings establish baseline respiratory characteristics in awake tree shrews and identify sex-dependent differences in short-term respiratory rhythm stability.
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