Table 1.

Whole animal and organ weights in CON and MCT animals

	CON (n = 18)	MCT (n = 14)
Body weight, g	346 ± 8	293 ± 7†
Heart weight, g	1.70 ± 0.06	1.99 ± 0.06*
Lung weight, g	1.75 ± 0.09	2.69 ± 0.06†
Heart weight/body weight, mg/g	4.91 ± 0.10	6.83 ± 0.20†
RV weight/body weight, mg/g	0.76 ± 0.02	1.54 ± 0.07†
LV weight/body weight, mg/g	1.61 ± 0.03	1.65 ± 0.06 (P = 0.835)
RV weight/LV weight, g/g	0.48 ± 0.02	0.95 ± 0.05†
Lung weight/body weight, mg/g	5.04 ± 0.24	9.17 ± 0.34†

Values are means ± SE. RV, right ventricle; LV, left ventricle.

^*P < 0.01,

^†P < 0.001, control (CON) vs. monocrotaline (MCT).