Molecular Vision: Xiao, Mol Vis 2009; 15:747-761. Table 4

Table 4. The thickness of Descemet’s membrane of the cornea in various ages of each experimental group.

Groups	1 m (μm)	6 m (μm)	12 m (μm)
R1	1.03±0.16 (n=40)	1.58±0.25 (n=36, *p=0.005 versus 1 m)	2.90±0.41 (n=38, *p=0.000 versus 6 m)
P8	1.20±0.14 (n=36)	2.20±0.52 (n=38, *p=0.000 versus 1 m)	2.89±0.64 (n=38, *p=0.001 versus 6 m)
p value (R1 versus P8)	p=0.378	*p=0.002	p=0.953

In the headings, m is the age in months. In the body of the table, n is the number of fields examined from the three individual specimens of each experimental group. The thickness of Descemet’s membrane increased significantly in 6-month- and 12-month-old specimens of both R1 and P8 strain groups. When comparing between the two strain groups, the thicknesses of Descemet’s membrane are more significantly thickened in the six-month-old specimen of the P8 strain than in the six-month-old specimen of the R1 strain group while no significant differences were seen between the 12-month-old specimens of the two strain groups.