Statistical analysis
For the sample calculation, we used the sample size values; critical
value for the desired degree of confidence; population standard
deviation of the variable; maximum estimated difference between the
sample mean and the true population mean (it is the margin of error or
maximum error of estimate).
The dyskinesia data failed the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for normality.
Therefore, these results were analyzed by a non-parametric approach. The
Mann-Whitney test investigated the differences between treatments.
A one‐way ANOVA, followed by Bonferroni’s test, was performed to analyze
the immunohistochemical and western blotting results.
Spearman’s rank correlation
coefficient was calculated to investigate associations between the
global ALO AIMS and NG2 expression. The statistical analyses were
handled using GraphPad Prism software 6 or the Statistical Package for
the Social Sciences (SPSS) v.20.0. Data were expressed as the mean ±
standard error of the mean (SEM). Values of p<0.05 were
considered statistically significant.
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