Fig. 2: Aortic arch pulse wave velocity (PWV) in female and male rats in response to HLU.
From: Sex-specific cardiovascular adaptations to simulated microgravity in Sprague-Dawley rats
Clear bars indicate control unexposed animals; checkered bars indicate rats exposed to hindlimb unloading (HLU) (A). Data are mean ± SEM, *p < 0.05 versus Control Female; n = 5–8 per group. PWV was calculated as PWV = D/pulse transit time Δt, where D is the distance between two points in mm (t2 and t1) in the aortic arch, and t is the signal transit time estimated between R on electrocardiogram and the beginning of the Doppler wave in ms (B–D).
