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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Glia. 2009 Sep;57(12):1316–1325. doi: 10.1002/glia.20851

Figure 2. Schwann cell proliferation in axotomized nerves of MMP-9 −/− knockout mice.

Figure 2

A, DAPI profiles (blue) in proximal and distal sciatic nerve stumps 4 d after axotomy. Mean ± SEM per 100 μm2 endoneurial area, N = 4/group, 2 sections/N, 3 areas/section, by unpaired Student’s t-test (*, p<0.05). Objective magnification × 40 (scale bar = 50 μm). B, BrdU incorporation (green) in proximal and distal sciatic nerve stumps 4 d after axotomy. Mean ± SEM 1000 μm2 endoneurial area, N=5/group, 2 sections/N, 3 areas/section at objective magnification × 40 (scale bar = 50 μm), by unpaired Student’s t-test (*, p<0.05). Dual-immunofluorescence for BrdU (green) and S100 (Schwann cell marker, red) in MMP-9−/− nerves (scale bar = 20 μm).