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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2009 Dec 24;38(4):1607–1617. doi: 10.1007/s10439-009-9881-0

TABLE 1.

Structural-level mechanical properties.

Group Yield force (N) Ultimate force (N) Yield deformation (μm) Stiffness (N/mm)
B6;129 WT Control 13.65 ± 0.81 15.44 ± 0.74 203.99 ± 6.46 76.61 ± 4.49
B6;129 WT Exercise 13.03 ± 0.64 14.83 ± 0.62 200.25 ± 6.38 75.07 ± 3.51
C3H WT Control 16.43 ± 0.58 17.06 ± 0.60 215.50 ± 9.47 93.24 ± 8.30
C3H WT Exercise 17.38 ± 0.69 17.77 ± 0.72 220.01 ± 9.14 96.53 ± 7.86
B6;129 KO Control 11.74 ± 0.55 13.46 ± 0.64 210.34 ± 4.18 65.15 ± 2.48
B6;129 KO Exercise 11.23 ± 0.30 12.47 ± 0.39 211.74 ± 4.57 61.87 ± 2.01
C3H KO Control 17.41 ± 0.56 18.09 ± 0.70 213.59 ± 9.64 96.14 ± 5.35
C3H KO Exercise 16.72 ± 0.54 17.16 ± 0.52 211.23 ± 7.16 93.21 ± 5.61

Data are presented as mean ± SEM. There were no significant effects of exercise in any groups in these structural-level mechanical properties.