Research Article

Tamoxifen Promotes Axonal Preservation and Gait Locomotion Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury in Cats

Table 4

Myelin thickness in micrometers.

IpsilateralContralateral
INT 
IWT 
IWOT 
INT vs IWTINT vs IWOTIWOT vs IWTINT 
IWT 
IWOT 
INT vs IWTINT vs IWOTIWOT vs IWT

200 µm
RFI
39 ± 11.3 µm22 ± 5.7 µm13.7 ± 5.8 µm38 ± 5.6 µm23.5 ± 8 µm10.8 ± 4 µm
IS40 ± 10.9 µm21.8 ± 6 µm10.5 ± 3.6 µm41 ± 6.4 µm22.5 ± 9 µm9 ± 4.6 µm
200 µm
CFI
39 ± 9.8 µm25.8 ± 9 µm13.7 ± 6.5 µm43 ± 2.6 µm29 ± 8 µm14 ± 4.2 µm

INT, intact; IWOT, injured without tamoxifen; IWT, injured with tamoxifen; RFI, rostral from injury; IS, injury site; CFI, caudal from injury.