The Regenerative Potential of Facial Nerve Motoneurons following Chronic Axotomy in Rats

Figure 1

In Group I, GAP43 was expressed at a low level on the normal control side (a) and chronically axotomized side (b), but was higher in the facial nucleus at 12 w reaxotomy (d) compared with the control side (c).

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