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Table 1 Number and total area (in mm2) of intracardiac ganglia stained for acetylcholinesterase (mean ± standard error) in GK (n = 12) and control (n = 13) rats

From: Remodelling of the intracardiac ganglia in diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats: an anatomical study

Cardiac region

GK rats

Controls

Number of ganglia

  

 Heart hilum

39 ± 4

56 ± 5*

 Dorsal atrial region

17 ± 1

21 ± 2

 Overall

55 ± 4

78 ± 6**

Total area of ganglia

  

 Heart hilum

0.79 ± 0.05

1.45 ± 0.10***

 Dorsal atrial region

0.59 ± 0.04

0.79 ± 0.05**

 Overall

1.38 ± 0.06

2.22 ± 0.10***

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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