Table 1. Plasma volume (PV), extra cellular volume (ECV) and total tissue water (TTW) measurements in CT26 carcinomas and normal skin from integrin β3-deficient and WT mice.
PV | ECV | TTW | |
mL/g dry weight | mL/g dry weight | mL/g dry weight | |
Skin (WT) (n = 5) | 0.029±0.007 | 0.778±0.158 | 1.836±0.995 |
Skin (β3KO) (n = 5) | 0.039±0.018 | 0.643±0.123 | 1.657±0.331 |
Tumor (WT) (n = 8) | 0.077±0.030 | 0.740±0.125 | 3.975±0.418 |
Tumor (β3KO) (n = 8) | 0.094±0.051 | 0.472±0.252* | 3.932±0.445 |
CT26 carcinomas (n = 8 per genotype) and skin (n = 5 per genotype).
indicates p<0.04 between tumors from integrin β3-deficient and WT mice, determined with Student's t-test. Values are ± SEM.