Characterization of recovery, repair, and inflammatory processes following contusion spinal cord injury in old female rats: is age a limitation?

Table 1 IH device-generated contusion injuries in aged and young rats

	Weight (g)	Actual force (kd)	Displacement (μm)
Young	190 + 2.70	208 + 1.77	1425 + 72.9
Aged	265 + 3.84*	209 + 1.88	1349 + 71.7

The weight and corresponding biometrics of contusion injuries for the animals used in these studies are shown above. Aged rats weighed significantly more than their younger counterparts (Student’s t test, *p<0.05). However, despite this difference, no statistically significant differences were observed in the actual force and resulting displacement of aged versus young spinal cord tissue (Student’s t test, p >0.05). Mean ± SEM is shown.

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