Optimizing intraluminal monofilament model of ischemic stroke in middle-aged Sprague–Dawley rats

Abstract Intraluminal monofilament model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) is widely adopted for ischemic stroke; and Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats are commonly used rodents for preclinical research. Due to the paucity of information on the appropriate monofilament size for inducing MCAO in SD r...

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Published in:BMC Neuroscience
Main Authors: I. J. Biose, W. H. Chastain, H. Wang, B. Ouvrier, G. J. Bix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-022-00764-2