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. 2013 Nov 25;8(11):e82546. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082546

Table 1. Femoral nerve (motor division) histomorphometrical and retrograde labeling results.

Group (femoral) Shamf Crushf MNf MN+50gf (MN+50g)x2f Transectionf Transection+Repairf
G-ratio 0.71 ± 0.01 0.68 ± 0.01 0.66 ± 0.01 0.68 ± 0.01 0.69 ± 0.01 0.66 ± 0.02 0.66 ± 0.01
Fiber diameter (µm) 6.07 ± 0.38 4.05 ± 0.09 3.5 ± 0.09 3.41 ± 0.2 3.1 ± 0.17 2.58 ± 0.04 2.78 ± 0.19
Neural tissue (%) 14.28 ± 2.82 12.82 ± 0.98 7.19 ± 2.58 8.89 ± 0.78 4.47 ± 0.63 4.98 ± 0.55 2.24 ± 0.43
FB (motor division) 390.2 ± 30.15 420 ± 13.03 298.8 ±57.63 298.3 ±41.6 137.8 ± 40.06 162.4 ± 47.36 154.8 ± 26.78
Di-I (cutaneous) 0 0.5 ± 0.5 12.33 ± 5.4 14.67 ±12.9 53.25 ± 19.83 102.2 ± 19.4 50.8 ± 24.36
Double (FB and Di-I) 0 0 0.67 ± 0.49 1 ± 1 2.25 ± 2.25 9.6 ± 4.76 3.4 ± 1.54
Total (FB + Di-I - Double) 390.2 ± 30.15 420.5 ±12.66 310.5 ±60.55 312 ± 46.6 188.8 ± 53.5 255 ± 50.79 202.2 ± 48.58
Misdirection (%) 0 0.13 ±0.13 4.67 ± 2.1 3.73 ± 2.84 26.84 ± 7.68 45.2 ± 8.51 20.2 ± 6.57