Figure 2.

Treatment with EPO plus tPA reduces brain infarction and brain edema following 2 h ischemia and 24 h reperfusion in rats. (a) Representative coronal sections stained by 2,3,5TTC; (b and c) the schematic diagram of brain infarction, brain edema in different groups. N = 3. Data are expressed as means ± SEM. *P < 0.05 versus vehicle group; ^†P < 0.05 versus tPA group