Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion with complete reperfusion in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) by the intraluminal suture method is widely used to model ischemic stroke in rats. Current methods include transection or ligation of the external carotid or common carotid artery and thus result in partial restoration of perfusion after transient MCAO. Since...

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Main Authors: Jeff W. Hill, Edwin M. Nemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016114000259