Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 133-138 , 8 July 2006

Use of an Optimized Transient Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery Protocol for the Mouse Stroke Model

  • Zahoor Ahmad Shah, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Khodadad Namiranian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Judy Klaus, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Kathy Kibler, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Sylvain Doré, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Sylvain Doré, PhD, Departments of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Avenue, Ross Research Building, Room 365, Baltimore, MD 21205.

Received 22 December 2005 ,Revised 30 March 2006 ,Accepted 13 April 2006.

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 Supported in part by grants from National Institutes of Health, AT001836, AA014911, AT002113, and NS046400 (S.D.).

PII: S1052-3057(06)00070-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2006.04.002

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 133-138 , 8 July 2006

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