Table 1.

Experimental groups and experimental procedures

Tag	Group	Abbreviations	Procedure	Number
1	Neurorrhaphy alone	N	• Immunohistochemistry • Catwalk up to recovery (~ 8 weeks post-surgery) • von Frey	8
2	Neurorrhaphy + heterologous fibrin sealant	N + F	• Immunohistochemistry • Catwalk up to recovery (~ 8 weeks post-surgery)	8
3	Neurorrhaphy + heterologous fibrin sealant + doxycycline	N + F + D	• Immunohistochemistry • Catwalk up to recovery (~ 8 weeks post-surgery) • von Frey	8
4	Neurorrhaphy + heterologous fibrin sealant + wild type hESC	N + F + W	• Immunohistochemistry • Catwalk up to recovery (~ 8 weeks post-surgery) • von Frey	8
5	Neurorrhaphy + heterologous fibrin sealant + hESC off	N + F + T	• Immunohistochemistry • Catwalk up to recovery (~ 8 weeks post-surgery) • von Frey	8
6	Neurorrhaphy + heterologous fibrin sealant + hESC on (doxycycline)	N + F + D + T	• Immunohistochemistry • Catwalk up to recovery (~ 8 weeks post-surgery) • von Frey	8

N neurorrhaphy, F heterologous fibrin sealant, D doxycycline, W wild-type hESCs, T transgenic hESCs