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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2011 Sep 22;32(36):9738–9746. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.09.021

Table 1.

Immunohistochemical scoring of ED1 macrophage infiltration in the nerve root at day 7.

Macrophage (ED1) staining
Condition Rat ID Ipsilateral Nerve Root
injury 13 ++
17 ++
22 +
23 −
24 +
26 −
fibrin 12 +
18 −
19 −
347 +
348 +
349 +
thrombin 14 ++
20 +
351 +
352 −
NB media 11 −
15 −
16 +
25 −
sham 9 −
10 −
31 −
33 −

Assessments on a 3-point scale with the following gradients: (−) baseline staining, (+) mild response, and (++) intense response.