Tail Nerve Electrical Stimulation and Electro-Acupuncture Can Protect Spinal Motor Neurons and Alleviate Muscle Atrophy after Spinal Cord Transection in Rats

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Skeletal muscle atrophy following spinal cord injury was alleviated by tail nerve electrical stimulation or electroacupuncture treatment. (a) Showing the change of wet weight of gastrocnemius muscle relative to body weight. (b) Quantification of cross-sectional area (μm²) of gastrocnemius muscle fibers. (c) Representative muscle fibers stained by hematoxylin and eosin are displayed in the SCI, TANES, EA, and Sham groups, respectively. Data are presented as mean ± SD. , as compared with the SCI group; ^#, as compared with the Sham group. Scale bars = 100 μm in (c).

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