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. 2012 Apr 4;21(8):1751–1762. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-1977-7

Table 5.

Relative level of mRNA in different groups at 4 weeks (mean ± SD)

Group SFBM-both BM-only SF-only None-SFBM Free plug
Agg 1.2 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.1**,## 0.8 ± 0.1** 0.4 ± 0.2**,# 1.0 ± 0.0
ColII 1.2 ± 0.5 0.2 ± 0.1**,# 0.6 ± 0.1** 0.1 ± 0.1**,# 1.0 ± 0.0
MMP13 1.5 ± 0.5 3.2 ± 0.3**,# 1.9 ± 0.3 3.8 ± 1.0**,## 1.1 ± 0.1

* P < 0.05 vs. SFBM-both group, ** P < 0.01, vs. control group; # P < 0.05 vs. SF-only group, ## P < 0.01, vs. SF-only group