For exploration of the effect of NGF and trkA protein in plasticity of spinal cord, five adult male SD rats were used to establish spared dorsal root preparation(i.e rhizotomy of unilateral L 1~4 , L 5~S 1,hind limb dorsal roots, leaving L 5 as a spared dorsal root). The rats were perfused and fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde after five days. The L 5 dorsal root ganglia were sectioned and 20 um thickness frozen sections were cut. The sections were immunostained with 2.5 s NGF and trkA protein polyclonal antibody respectinely, the S-P kit was us...