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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2005 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Cell Tissue Bank. 2005;6(1):45–54. doi: 10.1007/s10561-005-5810-0

Table 1.

Comparison of 35S-sulfate incorporation into glycosaminoglycans by bovine articular chondrocytes cultured in monolayer or in 3D sponges.

Culture period (weeks) Monolayer (2D) Sponge (3D) p
1 10.2 ± 1.9 96.0 ± 24.4 <0.001
2 14.5 ± 2.1 117.6 ± 11.3 <0.001
4 4.8 ± 1.0 55.2 ± 6.7 <0.001

Mean ± SD (cpm × 10−3/μg DNA); (n = 5).