White matter reorganization and functional response after focal cerebral ischemia in the rat.

After stroke, the brain has shown to be able to achieve spontaneous functional recovery despite severe cerebral damage. This phenomenon is poorly understood. To address this issue, focal transient ischemia was induced by 60 min middle cerebral artery occlusion in Wistar rats. The evolution of stroke...

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Main Authors: Chrystelle Po, Daniel Kalthoff, Young Beom Kim, Melanie Nelles, Mathias Hoehn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445514?pdf=render