Figure 5From: Cardiac remodeling and myocardial dysfunction in obese spontaneously hypertensive ratsA) Representative histological pictures and B) quantification of left ventricular fibrotic area in controls (Ctr), SHR-lean and SHR-ob. Sirius red was used to stain collagen. Gene expression of C) Col1a, D) TGFβ1 and E) CTGF mRNA in controls (Ctr), SHR-lean and SHR-ob, normalized to GAPDH expression (n = 6 each). Data are presented in means ± SEM.Back to article page