Hair Follicles Vessels Collagen bundles Fibroblasts Groups
Volume density Mean diameter Length density Volume density Volume density Numerical density
5.6% (2%) 1.22(0.37) 13.16(3.9) 3.4% (0.8%) 57.6% (4.8%) 218.92(12.5) Control
9.3% (1.5%)* 1.26(0.34) 11.61(3.8) 3.8% (1%) 76.2% (2.8%)* 318.11(30.1)* Glucosamine
3% (0.7%) 1.22(0.28) 13.16(2.4) 2.4% (0.9%) 49.4% (5.1%) 218.20(14.7) Gel base
* p<0.05, Glucosamine treated group vs.  Control group and Gel base treated group
Table 1: Mean (SD) of the numerical density of the fibroblasts (×103 per mm3), volume densities of the collagen bundles (Vv collagen/dermis; %), vessels (Vv vessel/dermis; %) and hair follicles (Vv hair follicles/dermis; %), length density (mm/mm3) and mean diameter (µm) of vessels in the dermis of the wounded rats treated with glucosamine gel , gel base (Base) and untreated wounded group (Control).