Research Article

Therapeutic Effect of Exendin-4, a Long-Acting Analogue of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist, on Nerve Regeneration after the Crush Nerve Injury

Table 3

Mean axon areas and numbers of myelinated axon at 4 weeks after nerve crush ( in each group).

GroupAxon areaAxon number
Mean [SD] ( m2)Mean [SD]

Crush 5.67 [0.72]1950.6 [162.6]
Crush + exendin-4 6.57 [0.86]1736.1 [203.1]
Exendin-4 12.77 [1.09]1774.6 [114.2]
Sham operation 13.84 [1.22]1611.5 [125.9]