Proximal branching patterns of middle cerebral artery (MCA) in rats and their influence on the infarct size produced by MCA occlusion

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-23

  Niiro, Masaki ^a,b   Simon, Roger P ^a,c   Kadota, Koki ^b   Asakura, Tetsuhiko ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal cerebral ischemia; Infarct size; Middle cerebral artery; Middle cerebral artry proximal branches; Occlusion; Rat; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030068860     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(95)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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