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Table 1 Patient material

From: Immunohistochemical visualization of lymphatic vessels in human dura mater: methodological perspectives

 

Total

 

Fixation method

Significance

 

Method #1 (PFA 4.0%)

Method #2 (PFA 0.5%)

Method #3 (Freeze)

Demographic

      

 N

30

 

7

6

17

 

 Age (yrs)

73.1 ± 6.5

 

72.7 ± 7.4

73.7 ± 8.9

73.1 ± 5.6

ns

 Gender (f/m)

12/18

 

2/5

2/4

8/9

ns

Dura localization

      

 Distance from SSS* (mm)

16.1 ± 4.5

 

19.0 ± 5.0

13.5 ± 4.0

15.9 ± 3.9

ns

  1. *SSS: Superior sagittal sinus. Ns: Non-significant. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post-hoc correct tests for continuous data and Pearson Chi square test for categorical data