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1Department of Neurobiology & Behavior,University of California, Irvine, 2The Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory,University of California, Irvine, 3The Center for Hearing Research,University of California, Irvine, 4Department of Biomedical Engineering,University of California, Irvine
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- 00:05Title
- 01:22Access the Middle Cerebral Artery
- 04:37Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion
- 06:43Cerebral Vessel Occlusion Results
- 07:49Conclusion
We describe a highly reproducible method for the permanent occlusion of a rodent major cerebral blood vessel. This technique can be accomplished with very little peripheral damage, minimal blood loss, a high rate of long-term survival, and consistent infarct volume commensurate with the human clinical population.
