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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2011 May 26;31(8):1748–1756. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.227314

Figure 4. Increased cerebral infarct volume and less collateral remodeling in aged mice.

Figure 4

a,b, Cerebral infarct volume (A, white area in each slice) was measured 3 days after permanent MCA occlusion. c, Pial collaterals (black arrows) after dilation, fixation and filling with contrast material. d, Native collateral diameter is smaller in aged mice (non-occluded). Aging impairs collateral remodeling (% increase is relative to 3-months-old, p=0.03); inset, change in diameter. White bar, 3-months-old; black bar, 24-months-old.