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. 2016 Sep 1;121(4):900–909. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00435.2016

Table 2.

Body mass, heart mass, left ventricular mass, and left ventricular mass of sheep and goats

Sheep (n = 4) Goat (n = 4) t-Test
Body mass, kg 48 (±13) 28 (±6) t6 = 2.9, P = 0.03
Heart mass, g 139 ± 53 69 ± 7 t6 = 2.6, P = 0.04
Left ventricular mass,* g 90 ± 30 46 ± 4 t6 = 2.9, P = 0.03
Body mass-specific left ventricular mass,* g/kg 1.8 ± 0.2 1.7 ± 0.2 t6 = 0.93, P = 0.39

Body mass values are means (±SD). Heart and left ventricular mass values are means ± 95% CI.

*

Left ventricle defined as free wall plus septum.