Fig. 5

Representative FTIR spectra of the tendon sections derived from the nCH rabbits (black line) and the hCH rabbits (red and green lines). Principal peaks evaluated in this study are demonstrated. The peak of absorbance corresponding to the collagen region centers around 1338 cm⁻¹ and the peak corresponding to the protein region centers around 1560 cm⁻¹. Distinct peaks at 1730 cm⁻¹ and 2932 cm⁻¹ are associated with cholesterol esters