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Animal characteristics
| WKY | SHR | |
|---|---|---|
| N = 24 | N = 27 | |
| BW (g) | 174 ± 2.2 | 159 ± 1.6* |
| HW(mg) | 941 ± 39 | 914 ± 22 |
| HW/BW (mg/g) | 5.4 ± 0.2 | 5.7 ± 0.1 |
| TL (mm) | 31.6 ± 0.3 | 31.0 ± 0.2 |
| HW/TL (mg/mm) | 27.4 ± 1.1 | 29.4 ± 0.7 |
Data are presented as mean ± SE. Abbreviations; WKY Wistar Kyoto; SHR spontaneously hypertensive rat ; N no. of animals; BW Body Weight; HW Heart Weight; TL Tibial Length. * Significantly different from WKY, P<0.0001.
