Fig. 3

Morphological change in the motor neuron following ischemia–reperfusion injury with or without simvastatin. a Without simvastatin. Ischemia–reperfusion damage resulted in massive cell loss and destruction of neural networks. b With simvastatin. Treatment of simvastatin markedly increased neuronal survival after ischemia–reperfusion damage. Cells treated with simvastatin showed preserved morphological features of neurons with a denser meshwork of neurites when compared to (a)