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. 2016 Apr 11;11(6):2333–2340. doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3250

Table IV.

Tumor necrosis factor-α mRNA expression in the various groups.

Group No. Absorbance (mean ± SD) F-value P-value
Control group 10 0.1788±0.0051 1,512.0 <0.01
Annulus fibrosus undisrupted group 22 0.4858±0.0292a,b
Annulus fibrosus disrupted group 18 0.7263±0.0396a
a

P<0.01 vs. the control group

b

P<0.01 vs. the annulus fibrosus fracture group. SD, standard deviation.