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BackgroundThe refinement of experimental stroke models is important for further development of neuroprotective interventions.
Aims and/or hypothesisOur goal was to study the reproducibility of outcomes obtained in five rat models of middle cerebral artery (MCA) ligation in order to identify the optimal model for the preclinical studies.
MethodsIn Part 1 of the experiments, systolic blood flow velocity...