A mouse model of embolic focal cerebral ischemia

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1081-1088

  Zhang, Zhenggang ^a   Chopp, Michael ^a,b   Zhang, Rui Lan ^a   Goussev, Anton ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Laser scanning confocal microscopy; Middle cerebral artery occlusion; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIBRIN CLOT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0030728078     PISSN: 0271678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199710000-00010     Document Type: Article

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