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Figure 7.2 Expression of cleaved caspase 3 which is a marker of apoptosis in Schwann
cells after transection of a rat sciatic nerve. If a nerve injury is repaired with a delay
[30 days delay in (C) and 180 days delayed repair in (D)] compared to an immediate
nerve repair (B). The number of Schwann cells that express cleaved caspase 3 increases
close to the site of injury (lower diagram) and in the distal nerve segment (upper dia-
gram). Staining of an uninjured nerve is attached in (A) as a comparison.
