Table 1.
Mean geometric, mechanical, and related information for common carotid arteries from n = 16 male control mice. All metrics depending on the model parameters (e.g., systolic dimensions, stress, and stiffness) were found by analyzing individual data and then averaging across the group. See Figures 2 – 5 for associated results from mechanical testing. A superscript “a” or “b” indicates data from Schildmeyer et al.68 or Hartner et al.,36 respectively.
| n | 16 |
| Age (weeks) | 9.0 ±1.5 |
| Body Mass (g) | 22.9 ± 3.5 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 116±7a,b |
| Unloaded Dimensions | |
| Outer Diameter (μm) | 394 ±34 |
| Wall Thickness (μm) | 94 ±15 |
| In vitro Axial Length (mm) | 4.66 ± 0.83 |
| Systolic Dimensions | |
| Outer Diameter (μm) | 647 ±38 |
| Wall Thickness (μm) | 26 ±3 |
| In vivo Axial Stretch | 1.72 ±0.07 |
| Systolic Cauchy Stresses (kPa) | |
| Circumferential | 177.4 ±20.4 |
| Axial | 199.8 ±29.5 |
| Systolic Stiffness (MPa) | |
| Circumferential | 1.46 ±0.38 |
| Axial | 3.03 ± 1.04 |