Table 5.

Adjusting steps test: results of statistical analyses for effects on number of steps

Parameter	n/group	Test statistic	df	p value
Intact animals
	Two-way RMANOVA (F)
Stimulation pattern	See Table 1	0.96	8,35.6	0.48
Paw		1.38	1,7.72	0.28
Interaction term		1.83	8,36.9	0.10
6-OHDA-lesioned animals
	Two-way RMANOVA (F)
6-OHDA toxin	8 vs 6	4.91	1,10.5	0.0498
Paw		26.5	1,1.93	0.039
Interaction term		22.9	1,10.1	0.0007
	Two-way RMANOVA (F)
130-Hz stimulation	8 vs 6	40.6	1,2.21	0.019
Paw		17.0	1,3.14	0.024
Interaction term		1.06	1,2.74	0.38
	Unpaired t test (t)
Levodopa effect on contralateral paw	6 vs 3	–7.78	6.63	0.0001
6-OHDA-lesioned animals + levodopa
	Two-way RMANOVA (F)
Stimulation pattern	See Table 1	1.31	8,16	0.31
Paw		8.37	1,2	0.10
Interaction term		1.89	8,16	0.13