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. 2009 Nov 16;158(8):1911–1921. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00491.x

Table 2.

Thoracic aortic wall geometry

Parameter SHR Z0.5 Z10 WKY
L (µm) 1702 ± 15 1583 ± 28* 1530 ± 66* 1646 ± 37
Wm (µm) 135.0 ± 2.5# 116.7 ± 7.9* 101.0 ± 3.7* 105.5 ± 4.4
Wm/L 0.079 ± 0.002# 0.074 ± 0.005 0.066 ± 0.003* 0.064 ± 0.003
CSAm (mm2) 0.77 ± 0.02# 0.62 ± 0.05* 0.51 ± 0.03* 0.58 ± 0.03

Values are means ± SEM.

*

P < 0.05 compared with SHR;

#

P < 0.05 compared with WKY.

SHR, spontaneously hypertensive rats; Z0.5, SHR treated with zofenopril 0.5 mg·kg−1 per day; Z10, SHR treated with zofenopril 10 mg·kg−1 per day; WKY, Wistar-Kyoto rats; L, lumen; Wm, medial thickness; CSAm, medial cross-sectional area.