Fig. 6From: Downregulation of type I collagen expression in the Achilles tendon by dexamethasone: a controlled laboratory studyMechanical testing of rat Achilles tendons. Control group (gray boxes); Dex group (white boxes); x-axis, 3 and 5 weeks. The line in the boxes represents the median, with the lower and upper ends of the boxes representing the 1st and 3rd quartiles, respectively. The asterisk represents a significant difference between the two groupsBack to article page