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Figure 7

From: Exercise-induced motor improvement after complete spinal cord transection and its relation to expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and presynaptic markers

Figure 7

A quantitative analysis of the effect of spinalization and locomotor training on the synaptic zinc staining density in the ventral funiculi of the lumbar (L3/L4) segments. The data are presented as ratios of relative optical density (R.O.D.) of zinc staining in the ventral funiculus to R.O.D. in the pyramidal tract, which served as a reference area. Mean ± SD values obtained from the intact (n = 5), spinal (n = 4), and spinal trained (n = 4) rats are shown. Right axis shows a percentage change in relation to values obtained in intact rats. Statistically significant difference between groups is indicated by asterisk (p < 0.05, Dunn post hoc test).

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