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. 2015 Feb 1;32(3):170–184. doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3491

FIG. 2.

FIG. 2.

(A) Time course of functional recovery as measured using the extensor postural thrust (EPT) after crush injury and EGCG treatment. EPT was measured by calculating the functional deficit in this feature; thus, a higher value indicates a poor outcome. Note that CRUSH+EGCG rats displayed 50% improvement in motor recovery when compared to the CRUSH group. *p<0.01 and αp<0.05, CRUSH+EGCG rats compared to sham and naïve groups; Φp<0.001, CRUSH animals compared to CRUSH+EGCG, sham, and naïve groups. (B) The hopping test was done to test several integrated functions. The CRUSH+EGCG group displayed an early hopping response (as calculated by the percent of recovered animals) in the beginning of the third week postsurgery. *p<0.05, CRUSH+EGCG rats compared to CRUSH group; αp<0.05, CRUSH+EGCG rats compared to the naïve group; Φp<0.01, CRUSH animals compared to sham and naïve groups. EGCG, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate; SEM, standard error of the mean.