Figure 4From: Nerve growth factor improves functional recovery by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced neuronal apoptosis in rats with spinal cord injury NGF improves the locomotor activity of SCI rats. A. The BBB scores and B. incline plane test of sham, SCI group and SCI rat treated with NGF group. * P < 0.05 versus the SCI group, and ** P < 0.01 versus the SCI group, n = 6. C. Representative footprints obtained from each group at 14 days after SCI show that NGF treated rats display fairly consistent weight-support plantar stepping and very little toe dragging. In contrast, vehicle control rats show consistent dorsal stepping and extensive toe dragging.Back to article page