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From: Growth environment and organ specific variation in in-vitro cytoprotective activities of Picea mariana in PC12 cells exposed to glucose toxicity: a plant used for treatment of diabetes symptoms by the Cree of Eeyou Istchee (Quebec, Canada)

Fig. 3

Comparison of cytoprotective and mitogenic activities of P. mariana extracts on PC12-AC by growth environment. MANOVA analysis was used to determine the mean viability with respect to habitat (forest/ bog), growth environment (coastal/inland), organ type (Needle = ●, Bark = ■) and concentration (0.25, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00 μg/mL) interactions. Significant protection (*) or mitogenic activity (#) was identified by Dunnett post hoc tests (p ≤ 0.05) by comparison to the (C) normoglucose or (HG) high glucose controls respectively. The same p value was used to denote a significant difference between needle and bark (+) at specified concentrations. a Comparison of bark and needle extract protection in coastal forest environments (bark n = 12, needle n = 12). b Comparison of bark and needle extract protection in coastal bog environments (bark n = 12, needle n = 12). c Comparison of bark and needle extract protection in inland forest environments (bark n = 18, needle n = 51). d Comparison of bark and needle extract protection in inland bog environments (bark n = 18, needle n = 45)

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