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Table 2 Effect of chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia on the heart weight of developing rats

From: KATP channels and MPTP are involved in the cardioprotection bestowed by chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia in the developing rat

Treatment groupsa

Heart weight parameters

VW/BW (g/kg)

RVW/BW (g/kg)

RVW/(LVW-ISW) (g/g)

CON28

4.22 ± 0.09

0.77 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.02

CON42

3.60 ± 0.06

0.71 ± 0.01

0.26 ± 0.02

CIHH28

4.17 ± 0.07

0.78 ± 0.02

0.26 ± 0.01

CIHH42

3.55 ± 0.07

0.74 ± 0.01

0.30 ± 0.02

  1. All data expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6 per group)
  2. BW body weight, VW ventricular weight, RVW right ventricular weight, LVW-ISW left ventricular + inter-ventricular septum weight
  3. aCON28, Control 28-day group; CON42, control 42-day group; CIHH28, CIHH 28-day group; CIHH42, CIHH 42-day group; for more detail see section “Animal groups and hypoxia treatment”
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The Journal of Physiological Sciences

ISSN: 1880-6562

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