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Table 1 Experimental group size and animal body/heart weights

From: Exercise does not increase cyclooxygenase-2 myocardial levels in young or senescent hearts

Group

Number

Body weight (g)

Heart weight (g)

Heart/body weight ratio (mg/g)

Y Sed

9

307 ± 7.4*#

0.96 ± 0.02*#

3.12 ± 0.07

Y Ex

8

302 ± 4.4*#

0.95 ± 0.02*#

3.17 ± 0.10

O Sed

8

419 ± 10.1#

1.28 ± 0.03

3.07 ± 0.12

O Ex

9

389 ± 3.8*

1.27 ± 0.02

3.27 ± 0.05

  1. Values are means ± SE
  2. Y Sed Young sedentary, Y Ex young exercised, O Sed old sedentary, O Ex old exercised
  3. *Significantly different from O Sed, P < 0.05
  4. #Significantly different from O Ex, P < 0.05