Research Article

Neuroprotective Effects of Cerebral Ischemic Preconditioning in a Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model: The Role of the Notch Signaling Pathway

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cIPC reduced cell apoptosis in the hippocampus induced by MCAO/R for 24 h. TUNEL assay was conducted to evaluate the effect of cIPC on the hippocampus cell apoptosis induced by MCAO/R. On the left is the represented image of the TUNEL assay (200×). The blue color is cell nucleus stained by DAPI. Green color is TUNEL-positive cells. On the right is the statistical result of the number of apoptotic cells. .