Figure 5.
Relative mRNA expression of bcl-xL and bcl-2 22.5hr following tMCAO. RNA was extracted from the dorsal cerebral cortex adjacent to the infarct (black bars) and from the corresponding contralateral side (white bars). Real time RT-PCR gene expression was normalized to GAPDH as an endogenous control and expressed relative to the contralateral cortex from the IFP group. Data are represented as mean +/− SE (n= 6/ group, *p< 0.05).