Figure 3.
Evaluation of locomotor recovery.
Notes: (A) Changes in the BBB locomotor scores of rats in HAMC-KAFAK/BDNF, HAMC, SCI, and Sham groups at different time points. (B) Inclined plane test performed 4, 6, and 8 weeks after SCI. Data are presented as mean ± SEM, n=12 per group. * indicates P<0.05, respectively, by two-way ANOVA.
Abbreviations: BBB, Basso Beattie Bresnahan; BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor; d, days; HAMC, hyaluronan-methylcellulose; KAFAK, KAFAKLAARLYRKA-LARQLGVAA; SCI, spinal cord injury; w, weeks.