To detect apoptosis, TUNEL assay were performed with in situ Cell Death Detection kit (TUNEL, Roche) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The number of TUNEL-positive cardiomyocytes was counted in 10 randomly selected fields for each animal. The percentage of apoptotic cells was determined by the ratio of apoptotic cells to total cells.
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