Figure 2.

A comparison of mechanical withdrawal thresholds between naïve, sham, and male and female rats with a sciatic nerve cuff (neuropathy) using the von Frey behavioural test. Mechanical withdrawal thresholds were evaluated by von Frey testing once a week for a total of 4 weeks. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM for different groups. Two‐way ANOVA with a Bonferroni post hoc test was used for comparisons. A symbol (X) above the graphs indicates significant differences between the naïve and neuropathy groups for each sex. No significant differences were obtained between the naïve and sham groups