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Table 1 Body weights, concentrations of plasma renin (PRC), serum E2 and cholesterol, and blood neutrophil and white cell content

From: Exogenous 17-β estradiol administration blunts progression of established angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysms in female ovariectomized mice

 

Sham

Ovx (VEH)

Ovx (E2)

Body weight (g)

26.2 ± 1.9

25.6 ± 2.1

26.6 ± 1.5

PRC (ng/mL)

0.9 ± 0.1

1.0 ±0.2

0.9 ± 0.1

Serum E2 (pg/mL)

5.7 ± 0.6

4.9 ± 0.4

6.9 ± 0.6*

Serum cholesterol (mg/dl)

2222 ± 201

1875 ± 192

1373 ± 114†

Blood neutrophils (K/μL)

1.5 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1*

White blood cells (K/μL)

4.2 ± 0.9

5.1 ± 0.7

2.7 ± 0.4*

  1. *P < 0.05 Ovx (VEH) vs Ovx (E2); †P < 0.05 sham vs Ovx (E2)
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Biology of Sex Differences

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