Research Article

Treadmill Exercise Improves Motor Dysfunction and Hyperactivity of the Corticostriatal Glutamatergic Pathway in Rats with 6-OHDA-Induced Parkinson’s Disease

Table 2

Distribution of spontaneous firing rate of striatal neurons in rats.

GroupF < 1 HzF = 1−10 HzF > 10 Hz
f()Percentagef()Percentagef()Percentage

Control0.36 ± 0.1875.86%4.31 ± 1.8718.97%14.79 ± 7.545.17%
Control + Ex0.47 ± 0.2362.67%4.19 ± 1.5624.0%15.24 ± 5.2813.33%
PD0.53 ± 0.2531.8%∗∗4.97 ± 2.1444.83%∗∗20.58 ± 9.3523.28%∗∗
PD + Ex0.58 ± 0.2745.92%∗∗#3.98 ± 1.4842.86%∗∗18.32 ± 11.5411.22%#

Compared to the control groups, . Compared to the PD groups, #. Control: control group; control + Ex: control plus exercise group; PD: Parkinson’s disease group; PD + Ex: Parkinson’s disease plus exercise group.