Table 2 Diameter of abdominal aorta of rats in each Group (\(\bar{x}\) ± s).

From: Intervention effect of regulating GABA-A receptor activity on the formation of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm in rats

Group

Number

of rats

Preoperative diameter(mm)

Diameter when taking specimens(mm)

aneurysmal formation rate (%)

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Sham

10

1.24 ± 0.07

1.26 ± 0.05

1.22 ± 0.08

1.30 ± 0.07**

1.34 ± 0.05**

1.26 ± 0.05

0(0/10)**

Model

10

1.29 ± 0.15

1.32 ± 0.15

1.26 ± 0.15

2.45 ± 0.76

3.23 ± 0.39

2.00 ± 0.45

80(8/10)

Topiramate

10

1.30 ± 0.12

1.28 ± 0.11

1.32 ± 0.13

1.68 ± 0.22*

1.80 ± 0.16**

1.56 ± 0.21

20(2/10)*

Bicuculline

10

1.29 ± 0.14

1.3 ± 0.17

1.28 ± 0.13

3.68 ± 1.78*

5.17 ± 0.50**

2.78 ± 1.65

90(9/10)

Group

Number

of rats

Diameter expansion rate(%)

    

Total

male

female

    

Sham

10

4.95 ± 4.28**

6.41 ± 3.60**

3.48 ± 4.78

    

Model

10

97.91 ± 61.07

147.89 ± 46.95#

57.93 ± 23.07

    

Topiramate

10

29.90 ± 19.49*

41.8 ± 20.91**

18.00 ± 8.00

    

Bicuculline

10

184.70 ± 136.80*

304.44 ± 82.77**#

112.86 ± 110.07

    
  1. *P < 0.05, * *P < 0.01, compared with Model Group; #P < 0.05, compared with female.
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