Research Article

Spaceflight Affects Postnatal Development of the Aortic Wall in Rats

Figure 2

Force-strain (a) and stress-strain (b) curves of the longitudinal strips excised from the proximal thoracic aorta in the FLT, AGC, and VIV group rats. Values are mean ± SE. (FLT versus AGC and FLT versus VIV), initial length of the strip, and increment by stretching.
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