Figure 1

Image of a representative rat brain showing a focal ischemic lesion within the right middle cerebral artery territory. Both medulla oblongata and bulbus olfactorius was dissected before the brain was carefully removed from the cranium. After removal of the meninges and the cerebellum, brains were halved along the interhemispheric fissure and both hemispheres were further processed separately. Scale bar = 1 mm.