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. 2014 Aug 29;9(8):e105851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105851

Figure 5. Effect of post-weaning protein restriction and taurine supplementation on the morphometric parameters of rat aorta.

Figure 5

Representative images of transversal aortic slices are shown in panel A. Aortic cross sectional area (CSA) (B) and wall/lumen ratio (C) were calculated in aortic slices of rats fed a normal-protein (NP) or low-protein (LP) diet, with or without taurine (T). Values represent the mean ± SEM (Number of animals in each group = 5–9). 2-way ANOVA: Figure 5B showed main effect of LP diet; Figure 5C showed significant interaction (LP diet x taurine). Bonferroni post-test (p<0.05): * vs. NP, + vs. LP, # vs. NPT.