Table 2.
Summary of the measured mechanical parameters for B6 and C3H. The E-modulus is showed as median (first quartile; third quartile).
| Structural data | Material data | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Lo (mm) | Area (mm2) | Force max (N) | Failure strain (%) | Stiffness (N mm−1) | Ultimate stress (MPa) | E modulus (MPa) | 
| C57BL/6 | 5.5 ± 0.7 | 0.54 ± 0.14 | 6.0 ± 2.3 | 36 ± 17 | 52 ± 36 | 10.4 ± 3.9 | 123 (52;203)* | 
| C3H/HeJ | 5.5 ± 0.6 | 0.49 ± 0.10 | 6.4 ± 1.8 | 33 ± 9 | 75 ± 28 | 13.0 ± 3.7 | 140 (112;198)* | 
Statistically significant for P-value < 0.05.