Neurodegeneration and Glial Response after Acute Striatal Stroke: Histological Basis for Neuroprotective Studies

Figure 2

Gross histopathology after ET-1 microinjections revealed by cresyl violet staining. Control animal injected with sterile saline (a-b) or ischemic animals injected with ET-1 at 3 (c-d), 7 (e-f), 14 (g-h), and 30 (i-j) PLDs. Asterisks are in the lesion epicenter. Scale bars: (a), (c), (e), (g), and (i) (200 μm) and (b), (d), (f), (h), and (j) (100 μm).

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