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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Orthop Res. 2010 Aug;28(8):1100–1106. doi: 10.1002/jor.21070

Table 3.

Nuclear Area of Fibroblasts at the Central Wound Site of Immature, Adolescent, and Adult Fibroblasts at Weeks 1, 2, and 4a

Week 1 Week 2 Week 4
IMMATURE 31.41 ± 21.42*,† 14.3 ± 8.32*,† 9.41 ± 8.63†
ADOLESCENT 14.95 ± 4.45* 6.55 ± 3.31* 6.35 ± 3.07
ADULT 13.56 ± 6.26† 4.24 ± 2.86† 2.5 ± 2.35†
a

Values are expressed as mean ± SD, with measurements taken in μM.

*

Indicates a significant difference between Immature and Adolescent fibroblasts at weeks 1 and 2 (p < 0.01).

†

Indicates a significant difference between Immature and Adult fibroblasts at weeks 1, 2, and 4 (p < 0.01 for weeks 1 and 4, p < 0.001 for week 2).