Table 1 Cardiac myocyte morphology and heart mass in nonpregnant, late-pregnant, and postpartum rats
From: Passive mechanical properties of cardiac tissues in heart hypertrophy during pregnancy
Experimental groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
NP | LP | PP | |
Myocyte total area (µm2) | |||
RV | 2,461.1 ± 50.10 | 3,050.8 ± 40.50* | 2,741.2 ± 57.60 |
LV | 2,484.3 ± 40.10 | 2,831.9 ± 38.70* | 2,683.8 ± 47.90 |
Myocyte length (µm) | |||
RV | 110.1 ± 1.00 | 133.4 ± 0.90* | 121.2 ± 0.90 |
LV | 102.2 ± 0.80 | 114.9 ± 1.10* | 108.5 ± 1.10 |
Heart mass (mg)/body weight (g) | 3.69 ± 0.05 | 4.34 ± 0.10* | 3.47 ± 0.09 |