Baseline Characteristics: Experiments with Sham-operated and OVX Female Rats.

<p>Values shown are the means ± SEM. The value of "n" shown beside each number in brackets represents the number of animals or myocytes. Values represent peak contractions and Ca²⁺ transients (expressed as % resting cell length) recorded prior to ischemia in myocytes paced at 4 Hz.</p>*<p>Denotes significantly different from sham-operated control animal, p<0.05.