 the mean scores (±SDs) from six sites of muscle injury derived from three animals (two independent muscle injuries per single animal) per group per day. The*P* values (^*∗*^*P* \< 0.00, ^*∗∗*^*P*\< 0.00, and ^*∗∗∗*^*P* \< 0.000) indicate the significance of the differences between the groups 