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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 22.
Published in final edited form as: Lasers Surg Med. 2012 Aug 6;44(7):572–579. doi: 10.1002/lsm.22057

Table 1. Summary of Steady State Elastic Modulus Values With Dependent t-test P values (vs. Respective Controls).

Temperature Region Average (MPa) Standard error (MPa) Ave. % change Standard error (%) n P-value
Control Anterior 1.07 0.06 50
Middle 0.94 0.05 47
Posterior 0.81 0.05 42
50°C Anterior 1.04 0.10 16.1 12.9 16 0.59
Middle 0.83 0.09 4.5 16.8 14 0.38
Posterior 0.71 0.09 11.4 17.9 13 0.56
65°C Anterior 0.92 0.09 15.0 7.1 18 0.06
Middle 1.12 0.11 15.6 9.6 17 0.29
Posterior 0.70 0.08 −3.1 12.4 14 0.38
85°C Anterior 1.08 0.08 6.2 6.9 16 0.49
Middle 0.81 0.07 −10.6 8.4 16 0.09
Posterior 0.79 0.07 −14.8 7.6 15 0.06