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Figure 4 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Figure 4

From: Intermittent whole-body vibration attenuates a reduction in the number of the capillaries in unloaded rat skeletal muscle

Figure 4

Gene expression levels of anti-angiogenic factors. Relative expressions of TSP-1 mRNA to S18 ribosomal RNA (A), and CD36 mRNA to S18 ribosomal RNA (B) in soleus muscles. TSP-1 mRNA expression (A) in the HS + VIB group tended to increase compared with the HS group, but there were no significant differences between the groups. Compared with the CONT group, gene expression levels of CD36 dramatically increased in HS, HS + WB, and HS + VIB groups. Among the HS-treated groups, although the expression level of CD36 mRNA in the HS + VIB group was less than half that of the HS group, there were no significant differences among HS-treated groups. Values are mean ± SD. *indicates significant differences (P < 0.05).

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