Research Article

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

Table 3

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

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

Hip100135.5 ± 14.264.09 ± 5.07135.8 ± 12.873.2 ± 6.1100.7 ± 8.6NS110.5 ± 6.5NS
Knee100112.5 ± 59.2NS109.1 ± 39.9NS103.8 ± 21NS103.6 ± 16.5NS108.9 ± 18.8NS90.96 ± 24.8NS
Ankle100140.7 ± 18NS127.3 ± 41.3NS149.7 ± 53.2NS105.6 ± 36.5NS180.7 ± 80.6NS99.3 ± 18.5
PLM100135.25 ± 14.8104.23 ± 5.1NS112 ± 12.5NS102.1 ± 10.1NS105.7 ± 3.6NS109.6 ± 6.3NS

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