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Table 1 Vascular endothelial growth factor expression levels in skeletal muscle sections from the different study groups

From: Effect of mast cell stabilization on angiogenesis in primary and secondary experimental Trichinella spiralis infection

Study groupsa

Vascular endothelial growth factor expression in skeletal muscle tissue

Non-sensitized mice

Sensitized mice

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Infected control groups (groups IBa and IIBa)

16.75

1.58

22.50

2.88

Albendazole groups (groups IBb and IIBb)

7.50*

1.20*

4.00*

0.76*

MCS groups (groups IBc and IIBc)

0.00*

0.00*

0.00*

0.00*

Combined albendazole and MCS groups (groups IBd and IIBd)

0.00*

0.00*

0.00*

0.00*

  1. MCS Mast cell stabilizer
  2. *Significant difference to control at P < 0.05 (one-way analysis of variance)
  3. aSee “Study groups” section for complete description of treatments
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