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. 1999 Nov 15;19(22):9813–9820. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.19-22-09813.1999

Table 2.

The effect of exogenous administration of plasminogen on neuronal sensitivity to excitotoxin in plg−/− mice

Genotype or treatment % length of hippocampal neuronal cell layer lost after kainate injection (1.5 nmol)
Plg+/−heterozygotes (n = 5) 86.8  ± 6.4%
Plg−/− mice
 PBS intracerebral infusion (n = 3) 7.1  ± 3.6%
 Plg intracerebral infusion (n = 4) 81.9  ± 2.3%
 PBS IV injection (n = 3) 5.2  ± 1.5%
 Plg IV injection (n = 4) 7.4  ± 2.2%