Thrombus presentation in the rats with ligated superior sagittal sinus in the superior sagittal sinus (SSS), portal vein (PV), abdominal aorta (AA), inferior caval vein (ICV), superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and lienal vein (LV) at the end of the 5 min assessment following medication (BPC 157 10 µg/kg, 10 ng/kg; saline 5 mL/kg) given intraperitoneally. Left: Early medication at 1 min ligation time, blood pressure assessment before sacrifice at 15 min, 24 h and 48 h ligation time (a–c). Right: Delayed medication at 15 min, 24 h and 48 h ligation time (d–f). Similar effects were obtained with BPC 157 intragastric or local application at the swollen brain (data not specifically shown). Means ± SD, * p ˂ 0.05, at least vs. control.