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Table 2 Values obtained by fitting the Hill equation to the stated number of trabeculae in each group

From: Protection of the heart by treatment with a divalent-copper-selective chelator reveals a novel mechanism underlying cardiomyopathy in diabetic rats

 

Control

Diabetic

TETA-treated diabetic

Number

9

7

7

Maximum stress (mN/mm 2 )

38 ± 4

18 ± 4 a

39 ± 8 b

Hill coefficient (N)

6.3 ± 1.2

5.1 ± 0.9

8.4 ± 1.6

K 1/2 (nmol/L)

688 ± 60

1018 ± 105 c

799 ± 37

  1. Data are means ± SEM. P- values were determined by Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA with post-hoc Dunn’s Multiple-Comparisons tests: a, Diabetic vs Control groups, P = 0.008; b, Diabetic vs TETA-treated diabetic rats, P = 0.03; c, Diabetic vs Control rats, P = 0.012.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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