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Table 2 Characteristics of Tubular Myelin Ultrastructure and Labelling Density of Surfactant Protein A (SP-A)

From: Improved lung preservation relates to an increase in tubular myelin-associated surfactant protein A

Parameter

Control

EuroCollins

Celsior

Mesh width of tubular myelin [nm]

30.6 ± 3.3

43.8 ± 1.3*

32.7 ± 4.0

Number of gold particles (SP-A) on tubular myelin1 [μm-1]

11.1 ± 1.5

31.9 ± 3.5*

35.9 ± 0.2*

Number of gold particles (SP-A) on AEC II cytoplasm2 [μm-2]

4.2 ± 0.4

3.1 ± 0.3#

2.9 ± 0.2#

  1. means ± SEM of n = 3 per group; *p < 0.05 and #0.05 < p < 0.1 versus control
  2. 1 gold particle counts are referred to the length of the phospholipid layer cross sections composing the tubular myelin lattices
  3. 2 gold particle counts are referred to the sectioned area of AEC II
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Respiratory Research

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