| |
Early weaning |
Late weaning |
Pre-pubertal |
Adolescent |
Adulthood |
Aged-phase |
| Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
Mean ± SD |
| Average area of collagen fibres |
7.75 ± 2.14 |
8.0 ± 4.00 |
|
23.76 ± 4.63 |
20.24 ± 6.37 |
9.84 ± 2.91 |
Optic density of
elastic fibres |
64.61 ± 0.23 |
64.71 ± 0.34 |
49.12 ± 0.49 |
44.06 ± 0.86 |
43.63 ± 0.75 |
43.74 ± 0.41 |
| Epidermal thickness (µm) |
48.02 ± 8.17 |
74.44 ± 5.35 |
76.02 ± 30.94 |
167.10 ± 20.88 |
28.56 ± 9.07 |
18.66 ± 4.39 |
| Dermal thickness (µm) |
417.9 ± 47.0 |
479.6 ± 35.4 |
1018.3 ± 32.8 |
1599.3 ± 107.4 |
729.03 ± 73.07 |
839.1 ± 37.2 |
Number of hair
follicles/field |
71.80 ± 4.02 |
17.20 ± 0.44 |
26.80 ± 4.49 |
7.60 ± 1.67 |
8.20 ± 0.83 |
8.00 ± 1.22 |
| Number of sebaceous glands/field |
8.60 ± 1.34 |
3.20 ± 0.44 |
4.40 ± 1.34 |
4.20 ± 0.83 |
3.40 ± 0.54 |
3.20 ± 2.58 |
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