Table 2. Number of microglial cells.

Microglial cells		control	2. day	7. day	14. day	28. day
Resting(Fig. 1d–h)	AL	9.87±0.81*	4.44±0.93*	16.67±1.12*	22.11±1.05*	11.78±0.60*
	CR	10.33±1.03#	28.00±1.09#	21.78±1.10#	14.44±1.21#	11.22±1.10
Moderate(Fig. 1b)	AL	0	4.11±0.56	9±0.87 $	11.21±1.09 $	2.78±0.43 $
	CR	0	3.33±0.53	2.56±0.58	1.33±0.33	0.33±0.17
Intense(Fig. 1a)	AL	0	17.9±0.91 $&	2.56±0.43 $	1.44±0.38	0.89±0.35
	CR	0	0.56±0.24	0.44±0.18	0.58±0.21	0.33±0.19
Total number	AL	9.87±0.81	26.44±1.54*	28.2±1.57* $	34.8±1.04* $	15.5±0.53* $
	CR	10.33±1.03	31.88±0.74# $	24.77±1.02#	16.33±1.24#	11.89±1.01

Number of Iba-1 positive cells classified according to their morphology in the perilesioned area 2,7,14 and 28 days following SCI in AL and CR animals. Data are expressed as means ± S.E.M. (n = 3 animals per experimental group).

^*p<0.05 vs. AL control;

^#p<0.05 vs. CR control;

^$p<0.05 AL vs. CR;

^&p<0.05 vs. other time points of AL.