Excerpt from Annual Report, Vol. 2: Division of Intramural Research Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, October 1, 1984 September 30, 1985, Part II, Individual Project ReportsIn successive - lesions groups, all nerves were first crushed at the high site. A second lesion was made at the low site 4 days later (group VI, succes., 4dl, 11 days later (group VII, succes., lld) or 18 days later (group VIII succes., 18d).After surgery, all animals received one injection of penicillin in the unoperated thigh and were caged separately on soft beddings to diminish sensory - deprivation sores and resulting autophagia.Testing. The functional condition was assessed through the use of the sciatic functional index (sfi), based on measurements made from rats walking tracks Animals that engaged in post-operative autophagia were discarded. Collection and analysis of data were made by a blind observer with a data management system. Animals were tested pre - operatively and on post-operative day and 74. In successive - lesions groups, the rats were tested as above after the first operation up to the day chosen for the second lesion. They were then tested immediately prior to surgery and the numeration of days started again at zero.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.