Figure 4.

Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) lesions at 1 h (white areas) and 4 h (red areas) post-MCAO across the equivalent six coronal slices (a). The images are from the median animal of the vehicle and glucose treatment groups. ADC-derived lesion volume measured 1–4 h after MCAO (b). ADC lesion volume was calculated by applying an abnormal diffusion threshold of 0.53 × 10⁻³ mm²/s. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05 compared with vehicle rats using a repeated measures two-way ANOVA with Bonferroni’s post-test.