Figure 4. Regional ischemic damage of the spinal cord (ISCD) after complete TAASA sacrifice – paraparetic / paraplegic vs recovery group.
The Y-axis shows the grade of the ischemic damage and a corresponding low power (2x) transverse section of the spinal cord, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, from pigs three days after extensive sacrifice of segmental arteries as examples. The cord segments from which the sections are taken are indicated at the X-axis.