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Chemical analysis: (a) protein amount; (b) collagen amount in the protein mass; (c) amino acid analysis; (d) spectrophotometry of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Statistical significance: * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01. Mean values ± SD; # shows p ≤ 0.05 in comparison to control.
