Table 2 Muscle Weight, Number of Motor Units, Single Twitch and Maximal Tetanic Tension, expressed as a % ratio, of the operated to the control side, in the EDL, in the four age groups tested. Axotomy has been performed in P2, in all cases
From: Magnesium administration provokes motor unit survival, after sciatic nerve injury in neonatal rats
EDL Operated / Control side % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Single Twitch | Tet-100 | Motor Units | Muscle Weight |
Adult | 4.63 | 3.31 | 18.80 | 10.60 |
|  | ± 0.78 | ± 0.30 | ± 2.93 | ± 2.62 |
Adult-Mg | 16.59 | 15.16 | 38.84 | 38.88 |
|  | ± 2.55 | ± 0.89 | ± 3.01 | ± 5.25 |
P28 | 28.59 | 18.94 | 34.78 | 45.19 |
|  | ± 4.58 | ± 4.16 | ± 3.03 | ± 6.29 |
P28-Mg | 38.77 | 40.14 | 39.84 | 64.07 |
|  | ± 28.78 | ± 19.34 | ± 7.30 | ± 7.22 |
P21 | 19.17 | 23.35 | 29.22 | 48.80 |
|  | ± 10.78 | ± 16.03 | ± 7.44 | ± 6.44 |
P21-Mg | 58.64 | 64.22 | 43.73 | 58.08 |
|  | ± 36.46 | ± 43.02 | ± 8.29 | ± 29.92 |
P14 | 104.99 | 101.70 | 33.52 | 60.91 |
|  | ± 55.27 | ± 36.13 | ± 5.60 | ± 16.43 |
P14-Mg | 65.94 | 83.51 | 48.51 | 66.11 |
|  | ± 20.78 | ± 33.10 | 18.80 | ± 13.19 |