Table 5

Tenocyte proliferation measurement (light units ± SEM)

Serum concentration0%1%2.5%5%10%
Whole blood208 (29)271 (19)515 (46)1087 (139)2622 (95)
LP-PRP214 (19)281 (19)554 (62)1240 (134)2656 (92)
LR-PRP203 (17)384 (46)1001 (91)2517 (180)4372 (481)
PPP210 (16)269 (10)370 (11)530 (23)795 (58)
  • LP-PRP, leucocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma system; LR-PRP, leucocyte-rich platelet-rich plasma system; PPP, platelet-poor plasma.