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Table 2 Indicators of regenerating nerves

From: Effects of endogenous inflammation signals elicited by nerve growth factor, interferon-γ, and interleukin-4 on peripheral nerve regeneration

 

Total area (mm2)

Endoneurial area (mm2)

No. of axons (#)

Density (#/ mm2)

Group PBS

 

0.33

0.24

1140

4809.1

 

0.30

0.20

2532

12,972.1

 

0.22

0.17

431

2546.7

 

0.37

0.23

1010

4483.8

 Mean

0.31

0.21

1279

6203.0

 SD

0.06

0.03

891

1622.0

Group NGF

 

0.21

0.04

22

569.2

 

0.20

0.02

149

6565.2

 

0.50

0.30

3426

11,328.3

 

0.10

0.06

15

149.9

 

0.42

0.20

1097

5352.6

 

0.10

0.03

233

7038.8

 

0.21

0.09

1118

11,778.6

 

0.08

0.05

  
 

0.63

0.33

  
 

0.06

0.04

  

 Mean

0.25

0.12

866

6111.8

 SD

0.20

0.12

1226

4604.9

Group IL-4

 

0.37

0.18

2580

14,366.2

 

0.12

0.06

51

800.6

 

0.22

0.06

1372

23,704.1

 

0.20

0.09

1293

14,044.7

 

0.37

0.13

560

4164.2

 

0.17

0.12

285

613.2

 

0.20

0.10

1581

16,126.8

 

0.06

0.02

  

 Mean

0.21

0.10

1103

10,545.7

 SD

0.11

0.05

874

8807.9

Group IFN-γ

 

0.36

0.15

2777

8548.1

 

0.29

0.15

3646

23,858.7

 

0.26

0.09

681

7890.9

 Mean

0.30

0.13

2368

16,765.9

 SD

0.05

0.04

1524

8131.7