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From: Storage and allogeneic transplantation of peripheral nerve using a green tea polyphenol solution in a canine model

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Morphological study with blood FK 506 concentration. Blood FK506 concentration (x-axis) and %-total axon number (y-axis) of each animal 12 weeks after transplantation. The FK506 concentration correlated significantly with the number of regenerated axons (correlation coefficient = 0.88, p = 0.002). The %-total axon number of each animal is expressed as the percentage of the total myelinated axon number in the right ulnar nerve divided by that in the left ulnar nerve. (B) Blood FK506 concentration (x-axis) and %-mean axon diameter (y-axis) of each animal 12 weeks after transplantation. The FK506 concentration did not correlate significantly with the mean axon diameter (correlation coefficient = 0.70, p = 0.054). The %-mean axon diameter of each animal is expressed as the percentage of the mean myelinated axon diameter in the right ulnar nerve (allogeneic nerve transplantation) divided by that in the left ulnar nerve (isogeneic nerve transplantation).

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Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury

ISSN: 1749-7221