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. 2012 May 22;7(5):e37589. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037589

Figure 1. Representative images of compressive SCI in rats at 12 days post-injury.

Figure 1

(A) Images of thoracic spinal cord cross sections at various rostral and caudal distances to the injury center were counter-stained with Luxol Fast Blue (LFB) and hematoxylin/eosin (H&E). We found the presence of an intact central canal (CC) at around 2.5 mm away from the injury center in all rats. (B) Magnified area in the box in (A) show the ependymal layer that lines the central canal. (C-D) Confocal images of the central canal immunostained for vimentin.