Fig. 3.

EC pretreatment promotes functional recovery following stroke. A: Vehicle-treated WT mice subjected to permanent distal middle cerebral artery occlusion showed significant elevations in latency to remove adhesive tape relative to presurgical baseline scores, whereas there was no significant difference in removal time for EC-treated WT mice. B: latency to remove adhesive tape was significantly elevated in Nrf2^−/− mice after treatment with either vehicle or EC relative to presurgical baseline scores, and there was no significant difference in poststroke removal time between treatments. Data are expressed as means ± SE. *P < 0.05.