There are two errors in Table 1. The Table legend should say "Left ventricle weight" and the two values in the U/TL column are incorrect. The authors have provided a corrected version of Table 1 here.
Table 1. Effect of gonadectomy on body weight (BW), tibial length, uterine weight/body weight (UW/BW) ratio, left ventricle weight (LVW) and weight/tibial length ratio (LV/TL).
Group | Final BW | Tibial Length | U/BW | U/TL | Left Ventricle | LV/TL |
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n = 7 | (g) | (cm) | (mg/g) | (mg/cm) | (mg) | (mg/cm) |
SM | 278 ± 4* | 3.8 ± 0.02* | ___ | ___ | 763 ± 25* | 200 ± 6* |
SF | 176 ± 2 | 3.6 ± 0.02 | 2.3 ± 0.10 | 110 ± 2.3 | 545 ± 4,5 | 150 ± 1 |
GM | 287 ± 9* | 3.8 ± 0.02* | ___ | ___ | 697 ± 11*+ | 181 ± 3*+ |
GF | 212 ± 2+ | 3.5 ± 0.04 | 0.41 ± 0.01+ | 23 ± 0.6+ | 602 ± 6+ | 168 ± 2+ |
The results are the mean ± S.E.M (n = 6 per group). Variables measured in the Sham(S) and Gonadectomized (G), male (M) and female (F) SHR rats. Statistical significance is indicated by *P, 0.05 vs. females of the same group
+P, 0.05 vs. sham vehicle animals of the same sex. (two-way ANOVA and Fischer test).
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