Figure 2
Effects of different doses of MVIIC on hemoglobin (g/dL) and platelets (× 103/μL). Mean number ± SD of hemoglobin and platelets of rats submitted to compressive spinal cord injury and treated with placebo (PLA, positive control) or ω-conotoxin MVIIC (G15, 15 pmol MVIIC; G30, 30 pmol MVIIC; G60, 60 pmol MVIIC), preoperatively (white column) and eight days after treatment (gray column) (*p < 0.05). Hemoglobin and platelets concentration normal values are, respectively, 13.5-17.4 g/dL and 574–1253 × 103/μL, as described by Giknis and Clifford [39].