DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16613389
title: Data for "Ontogenetic scaling of the baroreflex function"

description: The abbreviations for each separate file are as follows:<br><i>Cardiovascular parameters.txt</i>:w = individual body weight, in kilograms (kg)hw = heart weight, in grams (g)ps = systolic arterial pressure, in kilopascal (kPa)pd = diastolic arterial pressure, in kilopascal (kPa)pp = pulse pressure, in kilopascal (kPa)map = mean arterial pressure, in kilopascal (kPa)pi = pulse interval, in seconds (s)opf = oscillatory power fraction (unitless)tau = time constant for pressure decay, in seconds (s)tau_pi = the relationship between the time constant for pressure decay and pulse interval (unitless)<br><i>Vascular contractility.txt</i>:w = individual body weight, in kilograms (kg)pa = maximum effective active pressure from the left aortic arch, in kilopascal (kPa)pv = maximum effective active pressure from the vena cava, in kilopascal (kPa)eca = is the log concentration corresponding to half of the maximal response of the left aortic arch (unitless)ecv = is the log concentration corresponding to half of the maximal response of the vena cava (unitless)<br><i>Vascular mechanics.txt:</i>w = individual body weight, in kilograms (kg)ri = internal luminal radius, in milimeters (mm)wa = arterial wall thickness, in milimeters (mm)t = arterial wall tension, in Newtons per meter (N × m<sup>-1</sup>)s = arterial wall stress, in kilopascal (kPa)c = arterial area compliance, in square milimeters per kilopascal (mm<sup>2</sup> × kPa<sup>-1</sup>)d = circumferential distensibility, in percentage per kilopascal (% × kPa<sup>-1</sup>)e = elastic modulus, in megapascal (MPa)col = relative collagen content (unitless)ax = axial distensibility, in percentage per kilopascal (% × kPa<sup>-1</sup>)<br><i>Pharmacological method.txt</i>:w = individual body weight, in kilograms (kg)pimax = maximum response of the pulse interval, in seconds (s)n = the mathematical analog to the Hill coefficient, per kilopascal (kPa<sup>-1</sup>)pm50 = the mean arterial pressure correspondent to the midpoint of the pulse interval range response, in kilopascal (kPa)pimin = minimum response of the pulse interval, in seconds (s)pimax-pimin = the pulse interval response range, in seconds (s)gm = maximum gain, in seconds per kilopascal (s × kPa<sup>-1</sup>)gmn = normalized maximum gain (unitless)thr = threshold, in kilopascal (kPa)sat = saturation, in kilopascal (kPa)bor = baroreflex response range, in kilopascal (kPa)<br><i>Sequence method.txt</i>:w = individual body weight, in kilograms (kg)g = gain at the operating point, in seconds per kilopascal (s × kPa<sup>-1</sup>)gu = gain at the operating point responding to hypertension, in seconds per kilopascal (s × kPa<sup>-1</sup>)gd = gain at the operating point responding to hypotension, in seconds per kilopascal (s × kPa<sup>-1</sup>)gnt = normalized gain at the operating point (unitless)gnup = normalized gain at the operating point responding to hypertension (unitless)gnd = normalized gain at the operating point responding to hypotension (unitless)bei = baroreflex effectiveness index (unitless)beiu = baroreflex effectiveness index responding to hypertension (unitless)beid = baroreflex effectiveness index responding to hypotension (unitless)<br>Surrogate data:<br>ind = individual numberdelay = the lag, in heartbeats, between a pressure fluctuation and the heart rate baroreflex responsedataset = the type of dataset used: original, isospectral, or isodistributionnumber bs = the number of baroreflex sequences identified