Figure 5.

Delayed functional recovery of erbin^−/− mice after nerve injury. A, Gait patterns of wild-type and erbin^−/− mice on indicated days after nerve injury. Paw prints were recorded by painting hindpaws with black ink and having them walk on white paper along a 30 × 10 cm corridor (toward the top). Prints of the right feet (where sciatic nerves were injured) were on the right. B, Representative footprints of left (L) and right (R) hindpaws of wild-type mice on day 5 after injury. The arrowhead indicates heel marks. Toe distance was measured between the first and fifth toes (indicated by arrows). C, Delayed recovery in toe distances in erbin^−/− mice. Toe distances were measured as indicated in B on different days after injury. n = 5; **p < 0.01, paired t test.