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

Figure 5

Cell apoptosis in the spinal lesion was investigated by TUNEL staining 72 h following SCI. (a) Spinal cord in the sham group; (b) spinal cord in the SCI group; (c) spinal cord in the SCI+ 0.5 ml/kg MS group; (d) spinal cord in the SCI + 5 ml/kg MS group; (e) spinal cord in the SCI+ 20 ml/kg MS group; (f) apoptosis rate. versus the sham group; ^# versus the SCI group; ^& versus the SCI + 0.5 ml/kg MS group; ^$ versus the SCI + 5 ml/kg MS group ().

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