Fig. 4

Behavioral improvement resulting from the transplantation of SC-type NPCs. a and b Stride length (a) and paw angle (b) according to the treadmill gait analysis (original cohort: SC group, n = 12; PBS group, n = 11. Subgroup #1: SC group, n = 6; PBS group, n = 9. Subgroup #2: SC group, n = 5. mean ± SD; ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05; n.s., not significant; Mann-Whitney U test. Subgroup #2 was compared to the PBS group in the original cohort). c Time on the rotating rod in the rotarod test (original cohort: SC group, n = 12; PBS group, n = 12. Subgroup #1: SC group, n = 6; PBS group, n = 10. Subgroup #2: SC group, n = 5. mean ± SD; *p < 0.05; n.s., not significant; Mann-Whitney U test. Subgroup #2 was compared to the PBS group in the original cohort)