Table 1.
Serum assays were performed on 3 randomly rats selected from the remaining rats not yet sacrificed. One rat per group was sacrificed at each step for the removal of tendons.
| n at D0 | D3 | D7 | D13 | D18 | D25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic assessment (n=rats) | No injection | 6 rats | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| PS | 7 rats | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| PRP | 7 rats | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Local assessment (n=tendons) | No injection | 24 tendons | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 8 (2 rats) |
| PS | 28 tendons | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 12 (3 rats) | |
| PRP | 28 tendons | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 4 (1 rat) | 12 (3 rats) |