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Figure 3. A) Analysis and ranking for the presence of iNOS-positive M1 macrophages 28 and 90 days after implantation of a mesh. An example of iNOS-positive cells is shown in which positive cells are indicated by arrows. M indicates mesh. Graphs show the mean rank per type of mesh, p-values are indicated in the graphs, numbers behind the groups indicate sample size. B) Analysis and ranking for the presence of CD206-positive macrophages 28 and 90 days after implantation of a mesh. An example of CD206-positive cells is shown in which positive cells are indicated by arrows. M indicates mesh. Graphs show the mean rank per type of mesh, p-values are indicated in the graphs, numbers behind the groups indicate sample size. C) The M1/M2 ratio based on the number of iNOS- positive cells divided by the CD206-positive cells, the natural logarithm of this ratio was calculated for visualisation. p-values are indicated in the graph, numbers behind the groups indicate sample size.
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