Figure 7.
Correlational analyses of behavioral recovery and stereological assessment of lesion volume. A, The regression line of fibronectin lesion volume and central core lesion volume revealed a strong positive linear relationship between these two quantitative measures of lesion volume (Pearson: r = 0.839, p < 0.0001). B, C, Linear regression analysis for C1q KO mice revealed a significant negative correlation between fibronectin lesion volume versus regularity index and swing duration (Pearson: fibronectin lesion volume vs regularity index, r = −0.61, p = 0.049; fibronectin lesion volume vs swing duration, r = −0.66, p = 0.038). D, Additionally, regression analysis for C1q KO mice revealed a trend for a positive correlation for fibronectin lesion volume versus swing speed (Pearson, r = 0.59, p = 0.062). Data points represent individual animals.