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Figure 2 The effect of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) infusion on collagen volume fraction in the remote and border noninfarcted left ventricular area after myocardial infarction (MI). Representative photomicrographs of collagen volume stained with Sirius red in the remote noninfarcted LV (x200 magnification) (left) and quantitative morphometric analysis (right). Values are mean ± SEM. **p < 0.01 compared with the sham-operated group; ##p < 0.01 compared with the MI+vehicle group by analysis of variance and Bonferroni multiple-comparison t test.
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