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Figure 5. qPCR amplification of IL-6, IL-18, and TGF-β1 mRNA levels in atrial tissue. Normalized fold changes of gene expression (relative to Gapdh) in IL-6 (A), IL-18 (B), and TGF-β1 (C) calculated using the delta-delta CT method. *P < 0.05. P ≥ 0.05 denoted ns. n = 6 Sham, n = 6 THOR mice. qPCR: Quantitative polymerase chain reaction.