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mRNA level of (a) matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and (b) tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-2 in the left posterior cerebral artery. The levels were determined by quantitative real time-PCR and normalized by the glyceraldehyde 3-phophate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) mRNA level. c Ratio of the MMP-9/TIMP-2 mRNA level. *p < 0.05 (Scheffe’s test). Data represent the mean ± SD. n = 7 per group
