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. 2020 Nov 25;11:5990. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19660-6

Fig. 6. Early protective mechanism by a single episode of distal nerve stimulation 12 days after denervation injury.

Fig. 6

a Relative muscle weight (MW) reveals a significant preservation of gastrocnemius muscle mass following a single episode of distal nerve stimulation. b Dynamic gait analysis reveals that the sciatic function index (SFI) is significantly preserved by this single stimulation. c Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining of the affected gastrocnemius muscle fiber reveals an improved maintenance of muscle fiber surface area by single stimulation. In a, b, and c the results are shown as means ± s.e.m (n = 5 biologically independent animals per groups). Statistical software (Version 6.0) was used for analysis followed by a t-test and one-way ANOVA with Tukey multiple comparison analysis (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; ****P < 0.0001). Data available in source data file.