Table 6.

Axonal degeneration in the distal section of the spinal cord in Wistar rats subjected to experimental spinal cord contusion lesioning.

Group
Degeneration		G(M1)	ERI	Combined	Saline	Laminectomy	Total
Absent	Count	2	3	3	0	10	18
	% Necrosis	11.1%	16.7%	16.7%	0.0%	55.6%	100.0%
	% Group	20.0%	30.0%	30.0%	0.0%	100.0%	36.0%
Mild	Count	4	6	6	6	0	22
	% Necrosis	18.2%	27.3%	27.3%	27.3%	0.0%	100.0%
	% Group	40.0%	60.0%	60.0%	60.0%	0.0%	44.0%
Moderate	Count	3	1	1	3	0	8
	% Necrosis	37.5%	12.5%	12.5%	37.5%	0.0%	100.0%
	% Group	30.0%	10.0%	10.0%	30.0%	0.0%	16.0%
Intense	Count	1	0	0	1	0	2
	% Necrosis	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	100.0%
	% Group	10.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10.0%	0.0%	4.0%
Total	Count	10	10	10	10	10	50
	% Necrosis	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%	100.0%
	% Group	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

G(M1) = ganglioside G(M1); ERI = erythropoietin.