Quantification of edematous changes by diffusion magnetic resonance imaging in gastrocnemius muscles after spinal nerve ligation
Fig 5
TNFα expression is not elevated in gastrocnemius muscle in a CRPS model.
L5 spinal nerve ligation was performed on the left side of rats, and TNFα expression normalized to that of β-actin in gastrocnemius muscle was analyzed by realtime PCR at indicated time points. There was no significant difference in TNFα expression between ligated and non-ligated limbs. *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ns, not significant; n = 6; error bars = SEM.