Table 3.
TMS point table for the open field locomotor performance of SCI mice
|
Ankle movement |
Movement in other joints 3) | Toe movement 4) |
Touchable area of the sole |
Coordination 5) | Hindlimb movement at stepping | Body supporting | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency 1) | Mobile extent 2) | At resting | At stepping | ||||||||||||||
| No (0) |
0 |
No (0) |
0 |
No |
0 |
No |
0 |
No |
0 |
No |
0 |
No |
0 |
No |
0 |
No |
0 |
| <50% |
1 |
<50% |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Partial sole touch |
1 |
Partial sole touch |
1 |
Yes |
1 |
Rotative |
1 |
Sometimes support of hind body trunk |
5 |
| ≥50% |
2 |
≥50% |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Full sole touch |
2 |
Full sole touch, frequency <50% |
2 |
|
|
Parallel |
2 |
Always support of the body trunk, but unstable weight support |
10 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full sole touch, frequency ≥ 50% |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Always support of the body trunk, and stable weight support |
15 |
| Full sole tohch in every steps | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Definitions
1)Frequency: a ratio of the number of stepping forward with the ankle movement in all steppings.
2)Mobile extent: Mobile extent observed in a normal mouse is defined as 100%.
3)Movement of the knee joint or hip joint.
4)Toe movement: Toes movement, but not spasm.
5)Coordination: Correspondence between the forelimbs and hindlimbs in steppings.