Table 1.
Variation (%) in the coronary arterial arrangement found in 108 C57BL/6J and 17 C57BL/6N mice
| Septal artery | Accessory ostium | High take-off | Intramural course | Single CA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right | Left | Both | ||||
| C57BL/6J | ||||||
| n = 47 (C + H) | n = 107 (C + H + S) | n = 108 (C + H + S) | n = 37 (H) | n = 108 (C + H + S) | ||
| 34% | 26% | 40% | 31% | 58% | 62% | 5% |
| C57BL/6N | ||||||
| n = 17 (H) | n = 17 (H) | n = 17 (H) | n = 17 (H) | n = 17 (H) | ||
| 35% | 24% | 41% | 24% | 59% | 65% | 6% |
C = corrosion-cast technique; H = light microscopy; n = number of specimens examined; S = scanning electron microscopy. See text for further explanation.