Thrombospondin-1 expression correlates with angiogenesis in experimental cirrhosis

Table 1 Distribution of mean, standard deviation, median and ranges of VD and TSP-1 expression in normal livers (groupI) and in DEN treated livers (group II, group III, and group IV)

Group	VDa			TSP-1 expression (%)a
	mean ± SD	Median	Ranges	mean ± SD	Median	Ranges
I (n: 8)	3.24 ± 1.41	3	2-6	1.63 ± 1.06	1.5	0-3
II (n: 9)	5.22 ± 1.86	5	2-8	5.89 ± 1.18	4	0-14
III (n: 10)	9 ± 4.57	6	1-16	16.3 ± 7.32	9	2-26
IV (n: 10)	14.5 ± 5.97	11	8-26	68.5 ± 19.73	44	0-95

n: Number of cases; VD: Vascular density; SD: Standard deviation;

^aP < 0.05.