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Table 1 Body weights and weights of ventral lobes in rat

From: Sustained density of neuroendocrine cells with aging precedes development of prostatic hyperplasia in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Weight

SHRa (n = 5)

WKYb (n = 5)

P value

Mean body weight (g) ± S.E.

 8 weeks old

228 ± 9.7

216 ± 5.1

0.521

 12 weeks old

314 ± 11.7

298 ± 12.8

0.823

 16 weeks old

338 ± 6.6

338 ± 5.8

>  0.999

 28 weeks old

378 ± 13.5

396 ± 7.5

0.344

 56 weeks old

444 ± 13.3

456 ± 6.9

0.340

Bilateral ventral lobes (mg) ± S.E.

 8 weeks old

203 ± 18.8

303 ± 15.6

0.021

 12 weeks old

384 ± 15.5

560 ± 40.0

0.016

 16 weeks old

425 ± 10.4

580 ± 38.4

0.008

 28 weeks old

595 ± 44.7

772 ± 40.7

0.056

 56 weeks old

585 ± 51.7

832 ± 62.2

0.032

  1. aSpontaneously hypertensive rat
  2. bWistar Kyoto rat