Rat Life Cycle (RLC) Heart Gene Expression Data

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality, with sex and age being strong risk factors. Mitochondria are vital for normal cardiac function, and regulation of mitochondrial structure and function may impact susceptibility to CVD. We analyzed the basal expression levels of mitochondria-related genes in the hearts of male and female untreated control rats at different ages to identify potential role of mitochondria in differential susceptibility to CVD between the sexes.