General feature of experimental animals Each value represents the mean ± S.E.M.
Body Weight | Heart Weight | Heart/Body Weight | Serum Estrogen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | % | pg/ml | |||
| Female (8) | 292 ± 10.4 | 0.92 + 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.002 | 64 ± 11.4 | |
| Ovx (8) | 334 ± 10.5* | 1.00 ± 0.03 | 0.25 ± 0.012* | 16 ± 3.2* | |
| Estrogen replacement (9) | 269 ± 12.5 | 0.97 ± 0.04 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 78 ± 5.6 | |
↵* P < 0.05 vs. female control group. The number of animals in each group is given in parentheses