Table 1.

Experimental groups

Expt.	Animals per group	Rationale	Survival time	Analyses
I	12	Functional recovery, anatomical reorganization	4 weeks	Behavioral testing, anatomical tracing
II	6	Effect of stroke alone	4 weeks	Anatomical tracing
III	6	Effect of inosine in the absence of brain injury	4 weeks	Anatomical tracing
IV	12	Persistence of recovery	8 weeks	Behavioral testing
V	6	Short-term reorganization	2 weeks	Anatomical tracing
VI	4–6	Changes in gene expression	1 week	Laser-capture microdissection, microarrays
VII	4–8	Changes in protein levels	1 week	Immunohistochemistry, quantitative analysis

Expt., Experiment.