Fig. 4From: Stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 can improve the healing course of spinal cord injury and lead to functional recovery in ratsMicroscopic presentation of lateral columns of rat spinal cord at the lesion site. a Ten minutes after injury, all animals have numerous fields of hemorrhage—arrowheads. b–d Histology 30 days after injury: b control animals, numerous confluent vacuoles—arrows; c BPC 157 2 μg/kg, few small vacuoles—arrows; d BPC 157200 μg/kg, only occasionally small vacuoles—arrows. Staining H&E, magnification × 300Back to article page