Cornel Iridoid Glycoside Improves Locomotor Impairment and Decreases Spinal Cord Damage in Rats

Figure 4

Effects of CIG on residual neurons in injured spinal cord. (a) The representative images of residual neurons stained by cresyl violet for Nissl substance. Scale bar = 50 µm. (b) The quantitative analyses of stereological measurements for the absolute number of residual neurons () in the spared tissue (GM and WM) of injured spinal cord. (c) The average density of residual neurons (, cells per mm³) in injured spinal cord. , in which represents the volume of spared tissue. Data are presented as mean ± SEM from 3 rats in each group. , the SCI model group versus the sham control groups; , CIG-treated groups versus the model group.

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