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. 2011 Jun 10;13:4. doi: 10.1186/1480-9222-13-4

Table 4.

Mammary gland density analysis of 9-cis retinoic acid (120ppm) treated rats

Treatment Epithelial area (cm2) Interductal fat pad area (cm2) Total mammary gland area (cm2) Epithelial density area %
Control
(n = 5)
5.44 ± 0.46 4.22 ± 0.33 9.66 ± 0.55 56.3 ± 2.6
9-cisRA
(n = 5)
1.67 ± 0.34 3.40 ± 0.50 5.06 ± 0.79 32.8 ± 2.9
p < 0.001 0.015 < 0.001 < 0.001

Values are means ± SD