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Table 5 Percent change in total and specific cardiac HED retention compared to vehicle treated controls

From: Sympathetic nervous dysregulation in the absence of systolic left ventricular dysfunction in a rat model of insulin resistance with hyperglycemia

Group

Right Atrium

Left Atrium

Right Ventricle

Left Ventricle

Septum

Total Retention

     

   STZ, Euglycemic

-5 ± 1

-8 ± 1

+2 ± 0

+5 ± 1

+5 ± 1

   STZ, Hyperglycemic

-24 ± 4

-26 ± 4

-18 ± 3

-13 ± 3

-13 ± 3

Specific Retention*

     

   STZ, Euglycemic

-6 ± 1

-12 ± 1

+1 ± 0

+5 ± 1

+5 ± 1

   STZ, Hyperglycemic

-24 ± 4

-26 ± 4

-19 ± 3

-12 ± 3

-13 ± 3

  1. Mean ± SD.
  2. *Specific Retention (SR) = Total Retention (TR) - Non-Specific Retention (NSR) [desipramine]
  3. % Change = TRSTZ - TRcontrol /TRcontrol