|
Rabbit no.
|
Normalizeda PG content (control)
|
Normalized PG content (loaded)
|
Difference
|
|---|
|
1
|
0.05
|
0.22
|
0.17
|
|
2
|
0.07
|
0.09
|
0.02
|
|
3
|
0.21
|
0.31
|
0.10
|
|
4
|
0.12
|
0.17
|
0.05
|
|
5
|
0.14
|
0.18
|
0.04
|
|
6
|
0.16
|
0.18
|
0.02
|
|
Mean
|
0.12
|
0.19
|
0.07
|
|
SD
|
0.06
|
0.07
|
0.06
|
|
Significanceb
| | |
0.03
|
- aThe normalized values were obtained by dividing the value of PG content from each joint by the value of the collagen content of that joint; bstatistical significance was calculated using the two-tailed, paired Student t test (α = 0.05). PG, proteoglycan; SD, standard deviation.
