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. 2017 Sep 20;7:12028. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11086-3

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Regeneration of motor axons increased by NH treatment. (A) White matter of the spinal cord immunostained against ChAT (red), GAP43 (purple), and counterstained with DAPI (blue, for nuclei) and Fluoro Nissl Blue (for MNs) RE and NH-treated (RE + NH) animals at 6 months post RE. (B) Top, Microphotographs showing co-localization of GAP43 (purple) or ChAT (red) with neurofilament NF200 (NF, green) at mid-level of sciatic nerves obtained from controlateral (CTL), RE, and RE + NH groups at 6 months post RE. Bottom, Bar graphs showing the average (±SEM) of the number of immunohistochemically detected GAP43+ (left) and ChAT+ (right) fibers at midlevel of sciatic nerve. Dotted lines indicate control value means for GAP43 and ChAT, respectively (n = 3 for CTL group and n = 4 for RE and RE + NH; t-test, *p < 0.05 RE + NH vs. RE). Scale bar = 100 µm for A and for GAP43/NF in B, and 25 µm for ChAT/NF in B.