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. 2014 Sep 3;9(9):e106563. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106563

Table 2. Oxidative stress and morphometric variables.

Variable WKY FFR SHR FFHR FFHR+V
NAD(P)H oxidase activity(counts/min/mg tissue) 40.5±6 133±5* 160±9.1* # 297±9.1* # 42±9.1***
Arterial eNOS activity(dpm/mg/prot/min) 85.0±2 60.1±2.6* 80.0±2.1 56.4±5.7* # 86.4±1.1**
TBARS (µmol/L) 1±0.1 2.2±0.1* 1.69±0.1* 2.8±0.1* # 1.03±0.6#**
Relative heart weight(mg/100 g body weight) 225±4 290±4* 330±1.8* # 400±4* # 302±6**
Myocardiocyte area (µm2) 1682±69 2066±57* 2222±78* # 3242±55* # 1788±34**
Lumen/media relationshipmesenteric arteries 13.9±0.3 10.2±0.5* 8.9±0.6* # 8.45±0.2* # 13.8±4**

The above values correspond to oxidative stress and morphometric variables. Symbols indicate:

*p<0.001 vs WKY;

∧p<0.001 vs SHR;

#

p<0.01 vs FFR.

**vs FFHR.