| CELSR1 | Cadherin epidermal growth factor (EGF) laminin G (LAG) seven-pass G-type receptor 1 |
| MCAO | middle cerebral artery occlusion |
| SVZ | subventricular zone |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| SGZ | subgranular zone |
| NSCs | neural stem cells |
| PCP | planar cell polarity |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| DG | dentate gyrus |
| CCA | common carotid artery |
| ECA | external carotid artery |
| ICA | internal carotid artery |
| MCA | middle cerebral artery |
| TTC | triphenyltetrazolium chloride |
| TUNEL | TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling |