Table 1.

Experimental design of time interval and number of rats in photothrombotic capsular infarct

	Time of post-ischemia
	3 hr	6 hr	12 hr	1 day	4 days	7 days	14 days	21 days
Light microscopy
Stroke lesion group	2	2	2	4	4	4	a8a	a8a
Sham operation group	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Electron microscopy	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Infarct volume	-	-	-	-	-	-	14b	-

^aFour rats each for the moderate recovery group (MRG) and poor recovery group (PRG);

^bSeven rats each MRG and PRG for measurement of lesion volume.