Fig. 5.

Effects of rh-Ghrelin treatment on brain atrophy and neurological function at 4 weeks after HI. (A) Representative pictures of Nissl’s stained brain slices. (B) Quantitative analysis of tissue loss showed by Nissl’s staining. (C) The falling latency at 5 rpm and 10 rpm acceleration in rotarod test. (D) Percentage of foot-faults in each limb on each side. (E) Swimming distance of Morris Water Maze. (F) Escape latency of Morris Water Maze. (G) Representative heatmaps of the probe trial. The probe platform was located at southwest quadrant. (H) Quantification of the probe quadrant duration in the probe trial. *P < 0.05 vs. sham; ^#P < 0.05 vs. HI+ vehicle. Data are represented as mean ± SD, n= 8 for each group.