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Table 1 Quantitative Scoring of the % of Colonies Containing Type I Collagen, Type II Collagen, Chondroitin Sulfate or Keratan Sulfate*

From: Human disc cells in monolayer vs 3D culture: cell shape, division and matrix formation

 

Type I Collagen

Type II Collagen

Chondroitin

Keratan Sulfate

   

Sulfate

 

Passage 1

93.9 ± 3.7

86.2 ± 1.7

90.0 ± 3.8

80.9 ± 7.0

Passage 2

96.7 ± 1.0

85.1 ± 3.0

87.3 ± 2.1

83.5 ± 2.6

Passage 3

98.1 ± 0.6

88.5 ± 2.3

91.6 ± 3.9

85.1 ± 3.0

Passage 4

97.4 ± 0.5

85.2 ± 1.6

96.2 ± 1.1

87.2 ± 2.3

  1. *Data are mean ± s.e.m. for colonies scored for the presence of the specific ECM component. Data are based on a mean of 240 colonies scored on each subject's cells cultured for each passage; cells from five individuals were evaluated.