From: Long-term cyclical in vivoloading increases cartilage proteoglycan content in a spatially specific manner: an infrared microspectroscopic imaging and polarized light microscopy study
Rabbit no.
Control collagena (absorbance)
Loaded collagen (absorbance)
Difference
1
37.8
31.8
-6.0
2
29.8
28.2
-1.6
3
31.1
33.0
1.9
4
42.6
38.3
-4.3
5
31.0
32.1
1.1
6
39.5
37.5
-2.0
Mean
35.3
33.5
-1.8
SD
5.3
3.8
3.0
Significanceb
>0.05