Methane Suppresses Microglial Activation Related to Oxidative, Inflammatory, and Apoptotic Injury during Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

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Methane-rich saline treatment attenuated hemorrhage, inflammatory cell infiltration (72 h), and syringomyelia (2 w) at the lesion site. (a) Normal spinal cord; (b) spinal cord at 72 h after SCI; (c) spinal cord in the SCI + 20 ml/kg MS group 72 h after SCI; (d) spinal cord at 14 d after SCI; (e) spinal cord in the SCI + 20 ml/kg MS group at 14 d after SCI.

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