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Normal Cardiac Function Parameters

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The normal values found in this chapter are provided to serve as a quick and easy reference. Investigators might find these values useful to be able to compare to the data they acquire. Manuscripts that report results from animals or preparations significantly different than these ranges could be problematic (Tables 3.1-3.6).

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Gross, D.R. (2009). Normal Cardiac Function Parameters. In: Animal Models in Cardiovascular Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95962-7_3

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