Table 1.

Experimental design and groups

Groups	3 weeks exercise, days –21 to 0	Surgery day, day 1	Recovery time, days 2–4	3 weeks exercise, days 5–25	Tests, day 26
Intact	–	–	–	–	√
Sham	–	√	–	–	√
CCI	–	√	–	–	√
Pre-CCI Exercise	√	√	–	–	√
Post-CCI Exercise	–	√	√	√	√

Abbreviation: CCI: chronic constriction injury.