Gene expression markers of tendon fibroblasts in normal and diseased tissue compared to monolayer and three dimensional culture systems

Table 3 M and V values generated by geNorm and Normfinder

Sample	Reference Genes	M Value (Gene stability)	V Value (Pairwise stability)	Normfinder
Tissue	GapDH SDHA	0.045	0.027	0.012 0.018
Developing Tissue	GapDH ACTB	0.031	0.020	0.011 0.032
Diseased Tissue	ACTB GapDH	0.056	0.057	0.019 0.068
Monolayer Culture	GapDH SDHA	0.059	0.085	0.020 0.062
Collagen Gel	GapDH SDHA	0.017	0.013	0.006 0.020
All Samples	GapDH ACTB	0.127	0.048	0.050 0.072

Coefficients for tissue samples (tendon, cartilage and bone), developing tendon, diseased tendon, monolayer culture and 3D collagen gels.

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