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Biochemical composition of all treated and control specimens.
| Water (%) | GAG (% wet weight) |
Collagen (% wet weight) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 82.0 ± 2.2 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | 9.5 ± 2.1 |
| Chondroitinase treatment | 81.4 ± 4.9 | 1.7 ± 0.8 * | 10.8 ± 1.2 |
| PBS treatment | 83.9 ± 2.0 | 2.5 ± 0.8 | 10.1 ± 1.0 |
| Unloaded chondroitinase treatment | 83.6 ± 3.1 | 1.4 ± 0.9 * | 10.4 ± 1.1 |
Statistically significant difference with respect to the control group is denoted by * (p<0.01)
