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Br J Ophthalmol 88:1439-1442 doi:10.1136/bjo.2003.040402
  • Clinical science
    • Extended reports

Silicone oil concentrates fibrogenic growth factors in the retro-oil fluid

Table 2

 Probability (p) values for comparisons of specimens (Wilcoxon rank sum (Mann-Whitney) test)

Comparison TGF-β bFGF IL-6 Protein
Retro-oil v macular hole 0.24 0.002 0.0001 0.0001
Retro-oil v revision vitrectomy 0.54 0.0007 0.32 0.005
Retro-oil v non-PVR vitreous 0.76 0.0001 0.0003 <0.0001
Retro-oil v PVR vitreous 0.72 0.063 0.052 0.015
PVR vitreous v non-PVR vitreous 0.27 0.0004 0.035 <0.0001
Revision vitrectomy v non-PVR vitreous 0.86 0.69 0.086 0.17
Revision vitrectomy v PVR vitreous 0.29 0.0027 0.92 0.18
Retro-oil v combined control specimens 0.75 0.0002 0.0005 <0.0001

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