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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2012 Jan 10;52(3):689–700. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.12.013

Table 1.

Morphometric analysis of aortic valve dimensions in mouse models of valve disease.

WT/Oim Oim/Oim Postn+/+ Postn−/− Klotho+/+ Klotho−/−
Age 5 month 5 month 4 month 4 month 6–7 wk 6–7 wk
Thickness (μm)
proximal 103±11a 171±14* 135±18 130±10 129±16 155±8
middle 17±1 26±4 15±2 32±4* 24±1 24±1
distal 77±14 157±31* 62±12 75±4 93±14 72±10
Area (mm2) .035±.006 .063±.001* .031±.008 .043±.005 .030±.003 .035±.007
a

Values are means ± s.e.m.

*

p≤0.05 compared to respective controls, n=3–7 per group.