TABLE 2.
Morphometric analysis of isolated cardiac myocytesa
| Mice | No. | Length (μm) of:
|
Long/short axis ratio | Cell area (μm2) | Cell vol (103 μm3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long axis | Short axis | |||||
| NTg | 5 | 122.9 ± 1.2 | 28.4 ± 0.6 | 4.63 ± 0.17 | 2,499 ± 49 | 78.1 ± 3.0 |
| caAkt | 3 | 163.0 ± 10.2b | 34.2 ± 0.9b | 5.14 ± 0.18 | 3,845 ± 256b | 150.9 ± 17.3b |
| kdAkt | 4 | 115.4 ± 4.1 | 29.2 ± 0.2 | 4.18 ± 0.56 | 2,440 ± 88 | 77.3 ± 2.8 |
a
The mean value for each mouse was calculated from 100 cells. The mean value (± SE) for each group was then calculated on the basis of the mean values of individual mice.
b
P < 0.05 versus NTg mice.