Figure 2From: Gene expression markers of tendon fibroblasts in normal and diseased tissue compared to monolayer and three dimensional culture systems Gene expression of developing and diseased tendon and in vitro gene expression. (a) Gene expression of COL1A2, scleraxis, tenascin-C in SDFT collected from foetuses, yearlings and adults. (b) Gene expression of COL1A2, scleraxis, tenascin-C in acute and chronic disease in comparison to normal adult tendon. (c) Gene expression of COL1A2, scleraxis, tenascin-C in 2D and 3D in vitro culture in comparison to normal adult tendon. (2D P1 = passage 1 monolayer culture, 2D P5 = passage 5 monolayer culture, 3D = tendon fibroblasts cultured in collagen gels). P values were generated using a two sample student's t-test for normally distributed log transformed data.Back to article page