Modeling Transient Focal Ischemic Stroke in Rodents by Intraluminal Filament Method of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion

Autor: Mary Susan, Lopez, Raghu, Vemuganti
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 1717
ISSN: 1940-6029
Popis: The middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model is widely used for inducing a focal cerebral ischemic insult (stroke) in rodents. Here, we describe a method for transient MCAO technique without craniotomy in both mice and rats. In our laboratory, this technique yields consistent secondary brain damage that evolves over a period of 3-7 days of reperfusion after transient MCAO. We also describe the methods for analyzing postischemic motor dysfunction and infarct volume in rodents subjected to transient MCAO.
Databáze: OpenAIRE