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. 2001 Dec;159(6):1981–1986. doi: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63048-9

Table 1.

Elastin Calcification in Rat Subdermal Implants

Group Calcium (μg/mg ± SEM) Phosphorus (μg/mg ± SEM) Ca:P molar ratio
Control 1d 0.77 ± 0.40 1.13 ± 0.16 0.52
Control 4d 7.52 ± 1.11 4.19 ± 0.42 1.39
Control 7d 23.82 ± 2.24 13.94 ± 1.48 1.32
AlCl3 1d 0.64 ± 0.28 1.13 ± 0.13 0.43
AlCl3 4d* 0.72 ± 0.24 1.19 ± 0.18 0.47
AlCl3 7d* 4.07 ± 1.27 2.96 ± 0.70 1.06

*Denotes differences (p < 0.0001) in Ca and P between AlCl3 and control groups.