Table 1.
Hydroxyproline content in skin of B6 +/+ and B6 Tsk/+ mice.
| Group | Sex | Age in weeks | Number of mice | Site 1 Mean ± S.E |
Site 2 Mean ± S.E |
Site 3 Mean ± S.E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 +/+ | F | 24–27 | 6 | 45.7 ± 1.6 | 57.0 ± 2.1 | 61.1 ± 1.6 |
| B6 Tsk/+ | F | 23–25 | 6 | 51.1 ± 2.5 | 68.0 ± 2.5 | 73.9 ± 3.7 |
| P = 0.50 | P = 0.043 | P = 0.12 | ||||
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| B6 +/+ | M | 24–27 | 6 | 133.0 ± 7.8 | 149.4 ± 5.3 | 155.4 ± 5.1 |
| B6 Tsk/+ | M | 24–27 | 6 | 138.3 ± 5.4 | 167.8 ± 4.8 | 174.3 ± 7.4 |
| P = 0.58 | P = 0.032 | P = 0.076 | ||||
Hydroxyproline content is expressed as µg/4 mm skin punch. F: females; M: males. Site 1: proximal; Site 2: middle; Site 3: distal dorsum. S.E: standard error. Statistical comparisons were performed using the t-test following analysis of variance (see Section 2).