Fig. 3

Treatment with bmSC and MP did not affect tissue degeneration. Lesion size and extent of tissue degeneration were evaluated in H&E-stained spinal cord sections at 10 weeks after SCI. a-f Panels show representative tissue sections 0.9 cm anterior of the lesion site (a-c) and at the lesion center (d-f); treatment groups were: a, d injection of saline; b, e methylprednisolone; and c, f human bmSC; same magnification in all photographs. g Relative tissue loss in the center of the lesion (normalized to spinal cord sections without lesion). h Anterior to posterior extension of lesion size as identified in H&E-stained spinal cord sections. Bars show means and SEM, n = 5–7 animals, differences between treatment groups were not significant