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Measuring Post-Stroke Cerebral Edema, Infarct Zone and Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in a Single Set of Rodent Brain Samples
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Measuring Post-Stroke Cerebral Edema, Infarct Zone and Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in a Single Set of Rodent Brain Samples
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04:32 min

October 23, 2020

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Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:54Determination of Infarct Zone and Brain Edema
  • 02:37Determination of BBB Disruption
  • 03:23Results: Histological Outcomes of MCAO Rats Compared to Sham-operated Rats
  • 03:57Conclusion

Summary

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This protocol describes a novel technique of measuring the three most important parameters of ischemic brain injury on the same set of rodent brain samples. Using only one brain sample is highly advantageous in terms of ethical and economic costs.

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