Research Article

Tamoxifen Promotes Axonal Preservation and Gait Locomotion Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury in Cats

Table 2

Comparison of the ipsilateral hindlimb angular displacement to control during locomotion at 4, 16, and 30 DAI.

IHL
JointControl4 DAI16 DAI30 DAI
INTIWOT valueIWT valueIWOT valueIWT valueIWOT valueIWT value

Hip10069.8 ± 14.5NS62.2 ± 10.8NS99.0 ± 36.2NS101.3 ± 14NS104.1 ± 7.1NS112.1 ± 20NS
Knee10046.6 ± 14.7140.3 ± 25.8NS80.2 ± 3.8NS92.6 ± 3.3NS92.7 ± 28NS98 ± 8.9NS
Ankle100106.8 ± 35.8NS155.5 ± 47.8131.3 ± 19NS92.23 ± 31NS138.3 ± 16.1NS94.7 ± 22.3NS
PLM10035.2 ± 726.7 ± 10.141.4 ± 9.692.8 ± 18.3NS77.6 ± 12.8NS 104 ± 18.9NS

LH, ipsilateral hindlimb; NS, not significant; INT, intact; IWT, injured with tamoxifen; IWOT, injured without tamoxifen; DAI, days after injury; denotes .