Figure 6.
Schematic diagram representing the design and timeline of the experimental procedure. After 7 days of adaption, 24 rats were divided randomly into four groups (n = 6 per group): The control group, cardiac hypertrophy untreated group (CH), cardiac hypertrophy pretreated with paroxetine group (CH + P), and cardiac hypertrophy pretreated with fluoxetine group (CH + F). At the end of the experiment, serum samples were collected, and heart tissue samples were harvested.