Fig. 3From: Clinical relevance of circulating angiogenic cells in patients with ischemic strokea Box plot showing the mean analyzed osteogenic and CXCL12/CXCR4/CXCR7 chemokine axis gene markers expression in CACs. Whiskers and box bands denote quartiles. b Box plot showing gene expression between male and female. Comparison using Mann–Whitney U-test for independent samples showed significant differences (*p = 0.03, **p = 0.006, ***p = 0.009)Back to article page