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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: Tissue Eng. 2005 Jul-Aug;11(0):1188–1197. doi: 10.1089/ten.2005.11.1188

Table 2. Semiquantitative Summary of Immunohistochemical Results.

Group Collagen I Collagen II C4S C6S DS
Week 0 + − + +/− +
Static, 6 weeks +++ +/− ++ +/− ++
Bioreactor, 6 weeks +++ + +/− ++ ++

Abbreviations: C4S, chondroitin-4-sulfate; C6S, chondroitin-6-sulfate; DS, dermatan sulfate.

Key: −, not observed; +/−, trace amount; +, slight presence; + +, strong presence; + + +, extreme presence.