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From: Intersection of hippocampus and spinal cord: a focus on the hippocampal alpha-synuclein accumulation, dopaminergic receptors, neurogenesis, and cognitive function following spinal cord injury in male rats

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Mild SCI impairs motor function but the locomotion improves over the weeks. A The motor function of the hind limbs was assessed using the BBB scale on the first day, first week and second week. Despite the improved function of the injured animals, their hind-limbs motor function was significantly weaker than the sham animals in all three stages of evaluation (**P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001). B The traveled distance by animals, through gait, was assessed using the Open field test. Injured animals had a significantly lower traveled distance in contrast to sham animals (*P < 0.05). C Estimation plot of traveled distance with 95% Confidence Interval (CI). D The speed of animals’ locomotion through the gait was assessed using the open field test, also. As with traveled distance, the speed of locomotion was significantly lower in injured animals (*P < 0.05). E Estimation plot of speed with 95% Confidence Interval (CI)

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