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. 2016 Jan 26;4(2):e12692. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12692

Table 1.

Morphometric data of pressurized uterine arteries from Rgs2+/+, Rgs2+/−, and Rgs2−/− mice at 80 mmHg in Ca2+‐free PSS

Parameter Rgs2+/+ Rgs2+/− Rgs2−/−
No. of arteries 14 7 7
Average wall thickness, μm 15.1 ± 6.3 13 ± 5.69 12.7 ± 5.1
Lumen diameter, μm 203 ± 45 184 ± 29 201 ± 40
Cross sectional area, ×1,000 μm2 10.2 ± 3.9 7.6 ± 2.7 8.3 ± 2.6
Media/lumen ratio 0.16 ± 0.12 0.15 ± 0.09 0.14 ± 0.09

Data are means ± s.e. Rgs2+/+, mice with wild‐type Rgs2; Rgs2+/−, Rgs2 heterozygous knockout mice; Rgs2−/−, homozygous knockout mice.