Table 3.
Number of Endoneurial Cellular Nuclei and Endoneurial Macrophages in Wild-Type Lewis Rats (LW), Chimeric TK-tsa Transgenic Lewis Rats Transplanted with Wild-Type Bone Marrow (LW/TK), Chimeric Wild Type Lewis Rats Transplanted with TK-tsa Transgenic Bone Marrow (TK/LW), and Nonchimeric TK-tsa Transgenic Rats (TK)
| LW | LW/TK | TK/LW | TK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell nuclei | ||||
| Normal | 17.28 | 15.78 | 14.50 | 16.64 |
| 7 days after lesion | 24.21 | 25.14 | 27.28 | 24.35 |
| Macrophages | ||||
| Normal | 0.93 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.79 |
| 7 days after lesion | 10.28 | 10.85 | 11.28 | 10.21 |
Transverse sections from normal and injured sciatic nerves were examined. Mean values from three animals per group, area size 100 μm2.