Test medium |
Endothelial cell loss (%) | Endothelial cell RNA synthesis (% silver grains per nuclear area) | Keratocyte RNA synthesis (% silver grains per nuclear area) |
Keratan sulphate loss (μg/ml) |
MEM-8% | 11 (4)a | 57 (12)g | 38 (10)m | 74 (41)u |
MEM-2% | 19 (6)b | 29 (11) | 35 (10)n | 127 (63) |
MEM-G | 17 (4)c | 37 (10)h | 34 (9)o | 118 (63) |
F99 | 17 (4)d | 21 (7)i | 22 (8)p | 144 (60)v |
F99-Sr | 17 (3)e | 19 (11)j | 29 (11)q | 132 (34) |
M199 | 16 (4) | 27 (10) | 21 (7)r | 77 (28)x |
SFM | 14 (2) | 48 (8)k | 42 (8)s | 57 (24)y |
DIF-1000 | 29 (4)f | 4 (5)l | 15 (5)t | 139 (40)z |
Data are mean (SD), n=9.
One way analysis of variance and Student-Newman-Keuls method for all pairwise comparisons (within each column) revealed the following significant differences (p<0.05): (a versus b, c, d, e, f); (f versus all); (g, k, l versus all); (h versus i, j); (m, n, o versus p, r, t); (q versus t)(s versus p, q, r, t); (y versus all except u, x); (u versus v); (x versus v, z).