JoVE Neuroscience
Kutluay Uluç, Amrendra Miranpuri, Gregory C. Kujoth, Erinç Aktüre, Mustafa K. Başkaya
Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Surgical induction of ischemic brain damage in the rat is a widely used model for stroke research. Here we demonstrate the induction of focal cerebral ischemia by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. Visualization of the resulting infarct by histological staining and magnetic resonance imaging is also shown.
Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21756304
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