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Figure 3 The effect of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) infusion on cardiac hypertrophy in the noninfarcted left ventricle. Representative photomicrographs of cardiomyocyte size stained with hematoxylin and eosin (x400 magnification) (left) and quantitative morphometric analysis of cardiomyocyte area and diameter (right). Values are mean ± SEM. **p < 0.01 compared with the sham-operated group; ##p < 0.01 compared with the myocardial infarction (MI) + vehicle group by analysis of variance and Bonferroni multiple-comparison t test.
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