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Table 2: Calcium concentrations*. |
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Guinea pigs sacrificed at |
Exposure time to glutaraldehyde |
Pericardium treated with glutaraldehyde without glycine |
Pericardium treated with glutaraldehyde with glycine |
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One month |
24 hours |
2.98 |
0.399 |
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7 days |
4.03 |
0.67 |
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14 days |
9.35 |
1.03 |
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Three months |
24 hours |
3.96 |
0.61 |
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7 days |
8.12 |
0.927 |
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14 days |
12.15 |
1.26 |
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Six months |
24 hours |
4.83 |
0.69 |
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7 days |
15.25 |
1.01 |
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14 days |
22.05 |
1.52 |
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* Calcium amounts are expressed in mg/g of dry tissue. |
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