Table 2. Correlation coefficients between behavioral scores and axonal plasticity at 28 days after MCAo.

Functional tests	Axonal density in contralesional CFA	Axonal density in ipsilateral RFA
Adhesive	r=0.89	r=0.80
removal test	P<0.001	P<0.001
mNSS	r=0.77	r=0.61
	P<0.001	P<0.05

CFA, caudal forelimb area; mNSS, modified neurologic severity score; RFA, rostral forelimb area.