Putamen and somatosensory cortex neuron counts at 1,000× magnification with oil immersion represented as average number of neurons per field and % total of average neuron counts. (a, b) In putamen, the number of ischemic neurons in the HI GNX-4728 (n = 7) and HI vehicle (n = 7) groups were significantly higher compared with sham vehicles (n = 6, *p < 0.05). In contrast, normal neuron percentage was lower in the HI GNX-4728 and HI vehicle groups compared with sham vehicle (*p < 0.05). (c, d) In somatosensory cortex there were no significant differences among groups. Survival was 4 days