Table 2.
Fixed speed rotarod testing on Day 6 post-DAI does not reveal deficits between injured and sham animals within respective age groups. Deficits are seen when comparing injured aged animals to younger animals (both control and injured) at higher speeds.
| Experimental Group | Fixed Speed on Rotarod (RPM) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group #1 | Group #2 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 40 |
| Y – I | Y – S | t=0.36 P>0.05 |
t=0.67 P>0.05 |
t=1.01 P>0.05 |
t=0.68 P>0.05 |
t=0.29 P>0.05 |
t=0.46 P>0.05 |
t=0.28 P>0.05 |
t=0.27 P>0.05 |
| Y – I | O – S | t=0.20 P>0.05 |
t=0.74 P>0.05 |
t=0.76 P>0.05 |
t=1.05 P>0.05 |
t=0.73 P>0.05 |
t=0.61 P>0.05 |
t=0.60 P>0.05 |
t=1.63 P>0.05 |
| Y – I | O – I | t=0.12 P>0.05 |
t=0.67 P>0.05 |
t=0.96 P>0.05 |
t=0.63 P>0.05 |
t=2.26 P>0.05 |
t=2.97 P<0.05 |
t=2.97 P<0.05 |
t=3.12 P<0.05 |
| Y – S |
O – S |
t=0.50 P>0.05 |
t=1.30 P>0.05 |
t=1.61 P>0.05 |
t=0.43 P>0.05 |
t=0.46 P>0.05 |
t=0.19 P>0.05 |
t=0.35 P>0.05 |
t=1.88 P>0.05 |
| Y – S | O – I | t=0.34 P>0.05 |
t=0.03 P>0.05 |
t=0.09 P>0.05 |
t=1.29 P>0.05 |
t=2.47 P>0.05 |
t=2.40 P>0.05 |
t=2.58 P>0.05 |
t=3.41 P>0.05 |
| O – S | O – I | t=0.22 P>0.05 |
t=1.31 P>0.05 |
t=1.57 P>0.05 |
t=1.58 P>0.05 |
t=2.67 P>0.05 |
t=1.93 P>0.05 |
t=1.93 P>0.05 |
t=1.09 P>0.05 |