| Time after induction of
myocardial infarction
(weeks) |
Control |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| A. Immature capillary
tubes |
0.3±0.5 |
1.9±0.9**††† |
4.3±1.0****††† |
3.7±0.8**** |
1.3±0.8 |
| B. Maturing and
matured capillary
tubes |
0.1±0.4 |
0.4±0.5 |
2.0±1.0** |
3.7±0.8**** |
7.3±1.4****†† |
| C. Pre-existing
capillaries |
2.9±0.7 |
3.2±0.6 |
3.4±1.0 |
3.8±1.1 |
4.1±1.1 |
Control: beagles without myocardial infarction. * p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001 vs
Control. †† p<0.01, ††† p<0.0001 vs B |
