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Table 1 Body and uterus weight and plasma 17β-estradiol and cholesterol levels in C57 and ApoE-deficient mice groups

From: Endothelial dysfunction of resistance vessels in female apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

Parameters

C57

ApoE

 

Sham

OVX

Sham

OVX

Body weight (g)

25.9 ± 0.5 (22)

26.8 ± 0.6 (22)

26.3 ± 0.6 (12)

25.5 ± 0.7 (12)

Uterus weight (mg)

30.3 ± 1.8 (22)

5.4 ± 0.7* (22)

36.2 ± 1.6 (12)

5.9 ± 1.3 (12)

Uterus weight/body weight (mg/g)

1.18 ± 0.10 (22)

0.20 ± 0.02* (22)

1.38 ± 0.07 (12)

0.23 ± 0.05 (12)

Plasma 17β-estradiol (pmol/L)

128 ± 8 (14)

61 ± 4* (13)

152 ± 12 (11)

71 ± 3 (9)

Plasma cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.66 ± 0.13 (16)

1.42 ± 0.11 (13)

10.77 ± 1.02* (11)

9.64 ± 0.88* (9)

  1. Data are reported as means ± SEM of the number of animals indicated in parentheses.
  2. OVX: ovariectomized. *P < 0.05 vs C57 Sham; P < 0.05 vs ApoE Sham (ANOVA).