Individual mice were placed in a clear Perspex cylinder (170 mm in height, 90 mm in diameter) and the times of forelimb touching the wall were counted during a 5-min video recording. The ratio of hits by forelimbs on the injured versus intact side was calculated. Each animal was tested for two times, in the morning and the afternoon, and the average of touching times was represented for one trial.
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