FIGURE 3.
Cardiac ultrasonographic parameters obtained from control rats and rats treated with repeated escalating doses of the minoxidil (MXD) ethanol/glycol propylene solution (MXD solution), the MXD hydroxypropyl‐β‐cyclodextrin GEL formulation (MXD GEL) (0.035%‐3.5% w/v), and their relative vehicles, once daily. (A) left ventricle diameter in systole (D, s) and diastole (D, d); (B) left ventricle volume in systole (V, s) and diastole (V, d); (C) left ventricle internal diameter in systole (LVID, s) and diastole (LVID, d); (D) stroke volume; (E) left ventricle mass (LVmass). Each bar is the mean ± SE. *Significantly different with respect to relative vehicle group (unpaired Student's t test, P < .05; rats per group = 5)