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Table 2 Mean collagen density at the surface for the caudal site, distal site, and rostral site

From: Postnatal development of depth-dependent collagen density in ovine articular cartilage

age [weeks]

0

2

4

8

12

20

28

36

52

72

ρs [g/ml] caudal

0.22

0.27

0.26*

0.36

0.37

0.45

0.43

0.48

0.49

0.53*

ρs [g/ml] distal

0.25

0.27

0.26*

0.34

0.38

0.46

0.40

0.48

0.47

0.54*

ρs [g/ml] rostral

0.23

0.26

0.30

0.36

0.39

0.48

0.42

0.47

0.48

0.46

  1. Mean collagen density at the surface ρs [g/ml] per age for caudal site, distal site and rostral site from the statistical model. The associated standard error is 0.0155 [g/ml]. Stars mark values that are significantly different from the value for the rostral site at that age.