Table 2 Tissue calcium concentration of 1 year old-YY, YC and CC rats fed with standard diet.

From: Missense mutation of VKORC1 leads to medial arterial calcification in rats

Rats

Tissue calcium (µg/g of dry tissue)

In liver

In heart

In kidney

In lung

In testis

In aorta

YY

244 ± 31.7

331 ± 42.8

510 ± 133

786 ± 228

341 ± 66.8

429 ± 111

YC

231 ± 36.0

325 ± 30.1

459 ± 136

788 ± 195

352 ± 52.5

478 ± 130

CC

218 ± 46.4

308 ± 31.4

537 ± 136

857 ± 267

343 ± 38.1

478 ± 205

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD. n = 9 for YY and CC groups, n = 8 for YC group.