Table 2.
The correlation coefficients (r) between the expression level of MyoD, Pax7, and other characteristics of breast muscles during embryonic development from days 11 to 17.
| Variable | Diameter (µm) | Cross-Sectional Area (µm2) | Density (N/mm2) | Breast Weight (g) |
Embryo Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyoD | −0.601 | −0.638 | 0.976 ** | −0.822 * | −0.936 ** |
| Pax7 | 0.136 | 0.120 | 0.564 | −0.188 | −0.528 |
| Diameter (µm) | 0.997 ** | −0.687 | 0.898 ** | 0.690 | |
| Cross-sectional area (µm2) | −0.711 | 0.904 ** | 0.706 | ||
| Density (N/mm2) | −0.887 ** | −0.965 ** |
The superscript asterisk (*) and double asterisk (**) indicate a significant correlation at the level of p < 0.05 and p < 0.01, respectively.