Effects of Synergistic Massage and Physical Exercise on the Expression of Angiogenic Markers in Rat Tendons

Figure 3

Bands corresponding to VEGF-A 21kDA isoform obtained from tendons sampled in the fifth week of the experiment from the massage (M), premassage (PM), and control (C) groups (a). Optical density (OD) of the 21 kDa VEGF-A protein expression in individual study groups. Significant differences were detected between the M and C study groups. ^∗∗∗∗𝑃<0.0001; Bonferroni multiple comparison test (b). Correlation between VEGF-A mRNA (RQ: relative expression) and protein (OD) expression (𝑟=0.53; 𝑃<0.0001; Spearman correlation test) (c).

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