Research Article

Endothelial Function in a Mouse Model of Myeloperoxidase Deficiency

Table 1

Mouse body weight and diameter of carotid and saphenous arteries in experimental groups.

MPO−/−Wild-type
ControlLPS-treatedControlLPS-treated
M ± SEM M ± SEM M ± SEM M ± SEM

Body weight, g25.80 ± 1.10 
22.88 ± 1.21 
25.05 ± 0.83 
22.72 ± 0.35 
carotid, m518.79 ± 13.13 
514.09 ± 4.98 
518.70 ± 8.47 
529.62 ± 18.15 
saphenous, m223.49 ± 6.03** 
254.34 ± 7.00 

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