Research Article

Botulinum Neurotoxin Application to the Severed Femoral Nerve Modulates Spinal Synaptic Responses to Axotomy and Enhances Motor Recovery in Rats

Table 2

Summary of effects of drug application on VGLUT1+, VGLUT2+, ChAT+, and VGAT+ synaptic terminals and Iba1+ cells one week and two months after injury. Arrows indicate increase (↑), decrease (↓), or no difference (=) compared to BSA treatment.

BoNT versus BSABDNF versus BSA
1 week2 months1 week2 months

VGLUT1==
VGLUT2====
ChAT=
VGAT===
Iba1====