| |
Control |
MCT |
|
| mPAP, mgHg |
16.0 ± 1.18 |
36.60 ± 6.11b |
| Wall thickness, % |
8.42 ± 0.67 |
18.17 ± 1.78c |
| RV to LV+ S ratio, % |
23.95 ± 1.13 |
44.09 ± 2.48c |
| Body weight, g |
493.8 ± 47.7 |
449.1 ± 24.2 |
| Corpus cavernosum weight, mg |
28.2 ± 12.5 |
40.5 ± 7.18 |
|
| Abbreviations: LV, left ventricle; MCT, monocrotaline; mPAP, mean pulmonary
arterial pressure; PH, pulmonary hypertension; RV, right ventricle; S, septum. |
| a Data are means ± SEMs. |
| b P < .05 vs control rats. |
| c P < .001 vs control rats. |
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