Figure 5From: Early changes in muscle atrophy and muscle fiber type conversion after spinal cord transection and peripheral nerve transection in ratsIn the control group, the tibialis anterior superficial (TA) muscle fibers were negative for staining of slow myosin heavy chain (sMHC) antibody. The percentage of the positive area at 1 week and 2 weeks in the sciatic nerve transection group was significantly greater than that in the spinal cord transection group.Back to article page