Figure 5.

Sensorimotor recovery after focal cerebral ischemia or sham operation in rats. (A) Contralateral forelimb use is measured in the limb asymmetry (cylinder) test at baseline and at 7, 14, 21, and 30 days and 3 months after cerebral ischemia (Ischemic, n=18) or sham-operation (Sham, n=9). (B) Hindlimb performance is measured by the tapered/ledged beam-walking test at baseline and at 7, 14, 21, and 30 days and 3 months after cerebral ischemia (n=18) or sham-operation (n=9). Mean values±standard error of the mean (s.e.m.) are presented. Statistical significance between ischemic and sham-operated rats; ^***P<0.001, ^**P<0.01.