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. 2011 Mar 23;6(3):e17926. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017926

Table 3. Plasma VEGF Levels in Different Groups.

Group	Plasma VEGF Level (pg/ml)
	Day 0	Day 3	Day 7	Day 10	Day 14	Day 21
1	64.95±19.98	95.00±40.10^b	58.37±21.19^b ^, ^c	49.40±20.03^b ^, ^c	38.33±17.86^b ^, ^c	29.21±8.18^a ^, ^b ^, ^c
	(n = 8)	(n = 7)	(n = 7)	(n = 7)	(n = 7)	(n = 7)
2	67.01±19.29	98.08±31.47^d	70.13±30.39^d	54.89±20.52^d ^, ^e	45.69±15.96^d ^, ^e	44.56±13.79^d ^, ^e
	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 8)
3	62.54±20.26	159.67±48.23^f	176.54±27.57^f	166.67±38.12^f	95.48±31.19^f	83.94±17.99^f
	(n = 8)	(n = 7)	(n = 7)	(n = 6)	(n = 6)	(n = 5)
4	63.10±20.51	71.24±20.96	88.38±27.78	122.93±18.44	172.97±30.60	298.00±79.37
	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 8)	(n = 7)	(n = 6)	(n = 3)

Mann-Whitney U Test:

^a

:G1 vs. G2 p = 0.021;

^b

: G1 vs. G3 p<0.05;

^c

:G1 vs. G4 p<0.05;

^d

:G2 vs. G3 p<0.05;

^e

: G2 vs. G4 p<0.05;

^f

:G3 vs. G4 p<0.05.