Table 1.
Morphometric characteristics of cardiac hypertrophic and control rats
ControlHypertrophyP value
Body mass (g) 287 ± 5 255 ± 4a <0.0001 
Tibial length (mm) 36.4 ± 0.3 34.1 ± 0.3a <0.0001 
Heart mass (mg) 943 ± 30 931 ± 40 0.7991 
Ventricular mass (mg) 903 ± 26 869 ± 37 0.4546 
Heart mass per body mass (mg g−13.27 ± 0.1 3.65 ± 0.1a 0.0107 
Ventricular mass per body mass (mg g−13.13 ± 0.1 3.40 ± 0.1a 0.0391 
Heart mass per tibial length (mg mm−125.8 ± 0.7 27.3 ± 1.1 0.2746 
Ventricular mass per tibial length (mg mm−124.7 ± 0.6 25.5 ± 1.1 0.5381 
ControlHypertrophyP value
Body mass (g) 287 ± 5 255 ± 4a <0.0001 
Tibial length (mm) 36.4 ± 0.3 34.1 ± 0.3a <0.0001 
Heart mass (mg) 943 ± 30 931 ± 40 0.7991 
Ventricular mass (mg) 903 ± 26 869 ± 37 0.4546 
Heart mass per body mass (mg g−13.27 ± 0.1 3.65 ± 0.1a 0.0107 
Ventricular mass per body mass (mg g−13.13 ± 0.1 3.40 ± 0.1a 0.0391 
Heart mass per tibial length (mg mm−125.8 ± 0.7 27.3 ± 1.1 0.2746 
Ventricular mass per tibial length (mg mm−124.7 ± 0.6 25.5 ± 1.1 0.5381 

Values presented are mean ± standard error, n = 18 or 19 rats/group. Data analyzed by Student’s t test.

a

P < 0.05.

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