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Mechanical loading influences the expression of ECM components. (A,B) Collagens, (C,D) matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), (E,F) Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMPs), (G,H) Integrins. Gene expression is given as fold change to non-loaded controls (horizontal line). Significant difference to non-loaded control is marked with a pound sign and inter-group differences with an asterisk (#, *: p < 0.05; ##, **: p < 0.01, n = 6).
