The BBB scores of the SCI group followed for six weeks after SCI and the histological comparisons of SCI groups to the CON group. A, Locomotor recovery from injury to six-weeks post-SCI. B&C, Representative images of white matter spared at the injury epicenter from and SCI and CON animal, respectively. Scale bar is 500 µm. E&F, Representative images of collagen in the left ventricle free wall of CON and SCI animals, respectively. Scale bar is 50 µm.