Table 4.

Stimulated electromyography (EMG) of rat segmental tail muscle, in 4 different time points, from 7 days till 360 days, after spinal cord injury

Group		Mean ± SD
			Time of EMG recording after spinal cord injury
			30 days	90 days	180 days	360 days
Healthy control	Amp./mV NCV/m/s	3.0 ± 0.8 37 ± 6
Saline 5 ml/kg b.w. i.p.	Amp./mV NCV/m/s		3.8 ± 1.2 38 ± 14	3.0 ± 1.0 36 ± 12	3.0 ± 1.8 35 ± 11	2.9 ± 1.2 36 ± 10
BPC 157200 μg/kg b.w. i.p.	Amp./mV NCV/m/s		3.3 ± 1.3 33 ± 4	4.3 ± 3.0 36 ± 6	2.8 ± 2.2 31 ± 10	2.6 ± 1.5 31 ± 9
BPC 157 2 μg/kg b.w.. i.p.	Amp./mV NCV/m/s		2.9 ± 0.9 37 ± 8	1.9 ± 0.8 37 ± 7	3.2 ± 2.1 30 ± 9	2.4 ± 1.0 31 ± 8
Laminectomy	Amp./mV NCV/m/s					3.3 ± 1.3 41 ± 11

Stimulated electromyography of rat segmental tail muscle. Compound muscle action potential amplitude (amp.) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV). Mean arithmetic mean, SD standard deviation. No statistical difference using one-way ANOVA analysis