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SIH
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IH-35
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Tissue
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Damage indexa
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Damage frequencyb
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Damage index
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Damage frequency
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Blood
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15.3 ± 4.4
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7.6 ± 1.3
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19.3 ± 4.1
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8.0 ± 1.4
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Liver
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38.1 ± 5.1
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14.8 ± 1.8
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114.7 ± 32.3**
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43.2 ± 11.3**
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- Data are presented as mean ± standard error (n = 6 animals/group). SIH: sham intermittent hypoxia group; IH-35: intermittent hypoxia for 35 days. a, Damage index: can range from 0 (completely undamaged, 100 cells × 0) to 400 (with maximum damage, 100 × 4). b, Damage frequency: calculated based on the number of cells with tails versus those with no tail. **, p < 0.01, statistically significant difference from sham intermittent hypoxia group (t-test).