Table 1.
Hemodynamic parameters, body and uterus weights of the sham, ovarijectomized (OVX), and tamoxifen-treated OVX (OVX+TAM) rat
| Groups | n | Body weight (g) | Uterus weight (g) | DAP (mmHg) | SAP (mmHg) | LVSP (mmHg) | +dp/dt (mmHg s−1) | −dp/dt (mmHg s−1) | LVEDP (mmHg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham | 8 | 280±9 | 0.50±0.02 | 96±2 | 135±6 | 116±4 | 6327±270 | 5331±282 | 6.3±0.8 |
| OVX | 8 | 362±11* | 0.11±0.01* | 114±3* | 174±8* | 150±6* | 7759±360* | 7032±284* | 10.1±1.0* |
| OVX+TAM | 8 | 278±8† | 0.22±0.01*† | 109±3 | 150±2 | 133±14 | 6750±267 | 5531±300† | 5.6±0.6† |
Results are expressed as mean±s.e.
*
:P<0.05 versus Sham;
†
P<0.05 versus OVX (ANOVA, Scheffé's F test).