Table 1.

Estrogen levels, body weights, and body weight gain in experimental groups

Parameter	Sham			PAB
	Intact Male	Intact Female	OVX Female	Intact Male	Intact Female	OVX Female
Tibia length, mm		44.3 ± 0.9	47.0 ± 1.1		43.0 ± 0.8	45.4 ± 1.2
Initial body weight, g	267.38 ± 6.46	187.78 ± 4.62†	254.00 ± 7.94‡	262.60 ± 2.35	181.89 ± 4.78†	239.25 ± 8.85†‡
Terminal body weight, g	469 ± 21	272 ± 8†	366 ± 14†‡	455 ± 8	268 ± 8†	346 ± 9†‡
Body weight gain, %	75 ± 6	45 ± 3†	44 ± 3†	73 ± 3	48 ± 2†	45 ± 2†
Serum 17-β estradiol, pg/mL	5.27 ± 0.66	14.11 ± 6.58	2.92 ± 0.33	5.82 ± 0.72	7.45 ± 2.13	2.66 ± 0.28

Values are presented as means ± SE. PAB, pulmonary artery banding; Sham, sham surgery. n = 8–10 animals per group. P < 0.05 for †female [intact or ovariectomized (OVX)] vs. male and ‡OVX vs. intact female (2-way ANOVA with Tukey’s honestly significant difference multiple comparison correction).