Table 1.

Effect of needle gauge and counts of ligations on blood flow reduction in the mouse left CCA

Needle gauge	Needle OD (mm)	% of CCA lumen area reduction by needle (lumen area-needle area)/lumen area x%	Blood flow reduction after 1st ligation	Blood flow reduction after 2nd ligation	Blood flow reduction after 3rd ligation
#30	0.31	48%	8.8%	22.8%	28.7%
#31	0.26	63.4%	13.4%	24%	29.8%
#32	0.23	71.4%	25.7%	43.8%	54.0%
#33	0.21	76.1%	40.3%	54.8%	68.2%
#34	0.19	80.5%	43.3%	61.5%	75.6%