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KH2004: Repeated measures data on rat muscles

Description

Repeated measures data set from Kristensen and Hansen (2004) testing the effect of pinacidil on the force of muscle contraction.

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 210 rows and 4 variables:

Details

Seven rats were euthanized and both soleus muscles (lower leg) were extracted from each rat. One muscle from each pair was randomised to the pinacidil condition and the other to the control condition. Fifteen measurements of the force of muscle contraction were taken every thirty seconds on each muscle.

References

Kristensen M, Hansen T (2004). Statistical analyses of repeated measures in physiological research: a tutorial. Adv Physiol Educ. 28(1-4):2-14.