Skip to main content
. 2019 Sep 16;15(1):152–161. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.264462

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Toluidine blue staining and myelinated nerve fiber numbers of transverse sections at 8 and 12 weeks post-surgery.

(A–D) Eight weeks post-surgery; (E–H) 12 weeks post-surgery. (A, E) Sham group; (B, F) PUR group; (C, G) EMC group; (D, H) MDC group. White arrows: myelinated nerve fibers. Original magnification: 400×. Scale bar: 50 μm. (I) Myelinated nerve fiber number. ***P < 0.001, vs. PUR group; #P < 0.05, vs. EMC group. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD (n = 4; one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s post hoc test). EMC: External oblique muscle-fabricated nerve conduit; MDC: muscle-derived cell; PUR: polyurethane; Sham: sham-operated.