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. 2020 Apr 23;10(4):651. doi: 10.3390/biom10040651

Table 1.

Absolute values (in mm) for interventricular septum thickness (IVS), left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPW), left ventricular end-diastolic internal diameter (LVEDD) and left ventricular end-systolic internal diameter (LVESD), both at baseline and 14 days after reperfusion, in Cx43Cre-ER(T)/fl and Cx43fl/fl mice subjected to transient coronary occlusion.

IVS LVPW LVEDD LVESD
Baseline 14d Baseline 14d Baseline 14d Baseline 14d
Cx43fl/fl + oil 0.77 ± 0.02 0.80 ± 0.03 0.74 ± 0.02 0.73 ± 0.04 4.21 ± 0.16 4.59 ± 0.20 * 2.82 ± 0.09 3.42 ± 0.19 *
(n = 8)
Cx43fl/fl + 4-OHT 0.77 ± 0.01 0.77 ± 0.02 0.75 ± 0.03 0.79 ± 0.01 4.17 ± 0.11 4.23 ± 0.17 2.93 ± 0.08 2.97 ± 0.15
(n = 8)
Cx43Cre/fl + oil 0.77 ± 0.02 0.78 ± 0.02 0.74 ± 0.02 0.73 ± 0.02 4.02 ± 0.11 4.05 ± 0.10 2.70 ± 0.08 2.90 ± 0.09 *
(n = 10)
Cx43Cre/fl + 4-OHT 0.76 ± 0.02 0.79 ± 0.04 0.72 ± 0.02 0.71 ± 0.02 4.26 ± 0.26 4.26 ± 0.26 2.98 ± 0.15 3.09 ± 0.25
(n = 7)

* (p < 0.05) indicates significant differences vs. corresponding baseline value (paired Student’s t test). Abbreviations: 14d: 14 days; 4-OHT: 4-hydroxytamoxifen; IVS: interventricular septum thickness; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic internal diameter; LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic internal diameter; LVPW: left ventricular posterior wall thickness.