Figure 2.
Neurological test results. A) Modified 21-point Garcia sensorimotor test (maximum score = 21 points); sham intraperitoneal (IP) (n=6), vehicle IP (n=6), dexmedetomidine (DEX) 10 (n=8), DEX 30 (n=6), sham IV (n=7), vehicle IV (n=4), DEX 10/5 (n=7), and DEX 30 (n=6). B) Bilateral tactile stimulation (BTS) limb affinity (LA) test; sham IP (n=5), vehicle IP (n=5), DEX 10 (n=6), DEX 30 (n=4), sham IV (n=7), vehicle IV (n=4), DEX 10/5 (n=7), and DEX 30 (n=6). C) BTS magnitude of asymmetry (MOA) test; sham IP (n=1), vehicle IP (n=5), DEX 10 (n=6), DEX 30 (n=4), vehicle IV (n=4), DEX 10/5 (n=7), and DEX 30 (n=6). *P<0.05 when compared with respective sham group. Note: only one animal from the sham IP group qualified for BTS-MOA testing and no animals qualified from the sham IV group, therefore no statistical comparison is possible. Values shown as mean + SD.