The Influence of Hypoxia during Different Pregnancy Stages on Cardiac Collagen Accumulation in the Adult Offspring
Figure 2
Representative light micrographs of cardiomyocytes stained with haematoxylin-eosin from male offspring at 3 months (a) and 5 months (b) of age. Examples of myocytes that met the criteria for evaluation are circled. Quantification of myocyte diameter from male offspring (c). All data are expressed as mean ± SEM, . No significant differences in the transverse diameter of cardiomyocytes from male offspring were seen among the groups. G3–21, maternal hypoxia group from days 3 to 21 of pregnancy; G9–21, maternal hypoxia group from days 9 to 21 of pregnancy; G15–21, maternal hypoxia group from days 15 to 21 of pregnancy; G0, control group. The circles in the picture indicate myocytes which met the criteria. Magnification for all photomicrographs is ×400.
