Strain- and sex-dependent variability in hepatic microcirculation and liver function in mice

Figure 3 Comparative analysis of hepatic microcirculatory blood velocity between sexes and across three mouse strains. A: Hepatic microcirculatory blood velocity in BALB/c, C57BL/6J, and KM mice. The rectangular insert provides a detailed view of the hepatic microcirculatory blood velocity distribution pattern; B and C: Two-dimensional and three-dimensional spectral scalograms demonstrating the characteristic amplitudes of the hepatic microcirculatory blood velocity profiles; D: Quantitative analysis of the characteristic oscillatory amplitudes in the hepatic microcirculatory blood velocity profiles. The data are presented as the mean ± SEM. n = 6 each group. ^aP < 0.05. ^cP < 0.001. AU: Amplitude; NO: Nitric oxide; NS: Not significant; PU: Perfusion unit.