Figure 4.
Changes in gene expression of fibroblast proliferation and cell cycle control factors in Achilles tendon following surgical tear and repair. Target genes were normalized to B2M expression, and further normalized to the control group. Differences were tested using a one-way ANOVA (α=0.05) followed by Tukey’s post-hoc sorting. a, different from Control; b, different from 3D; c, different from 7D; d, different from 14D. N=6 tendons per group.