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. 2021 Sep 7;16(9):e0257147. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257147

Table 4. Analysis of differences between specific groups of collagen fibrils, defined by specific birefringence, observed in uninjured and injured posterior capsules (PCs) isolated from the ACA-treated or control rabbits.

Group Treatment Fibril subpopulation
aGB aYB aRB
8wk CA F(1, 10) = 20.7, p = 0.001 F(1, 10) = 3.6, p = 0.088 F(1, 10) = 18.1, p = 0.002
ACA F(1, 14) = 2.6, p = 0.129 F(1, 14) = 0.447, p = 0.514 F(1, 14) = 2.05, p = 0.175
12wk CA F(1, 20) = 37.0, p < 0.0005 F(1, 20) = 4.5, p = 0.046 F(1, 20) = 27.1, p < 0.0005
ACA F(1, 26) = 0.004, p = 0.949 F(1, 26) = 0.459, p = 0.504 F(1, 26) = 0.091, p = 0.765

aGB, green birefringence (represents thin, loosely-packed fibrils); YB, yellow birefringence (represents intermediate-diameter fibrils); RB, red birefringence (represents thick, well-packed fibrils).