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. 2002 Aug 1;542(Pt 3):855–865. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.020487

Figure 4. Survival of collagenase-isolated FDB fibres from normal and mdx mice.

Figure 4

A, survival of collagenase-isolated fibres kept in a medium containing 0.8 mm Ca2+, from d0 to d3. Open symbols: normal fibres; filled symbols: mdx fibres. Means ± s.d. B, survival in a medium containing 0.08 mm Ca2+, from d0 to d3, followed by a return to 0.8 mm Ca2+ (d4-d5). For both A and B, level of significance of the difference between normal and mdx fibres: * P ≥ 0.05, ** P ≥ 0.01. Fibres were obtained from seven normal mice and seven mdx mice. C, survival data of Fig. 4A and B for d1, d2 and d3, rearranged to emphasise the effect of external [Ca2+] on survival of normal and mdx fibres. White columns: normal fibres; filled columns: mdx fibres. Plain columns: 0.8 mm external [Ca2+]; hatched columns: 0.08 mm external [Ca2+]. Level of significance of the difference between survival in the two [Ca2+]o: * P ≥ 0.05. Error bars represent +s.d.