Figure 4
Expression levels of repair and growth factors. Expression levels of different growth factor genes involved in cerebral cell differentiation and measured by RT-PCR are shown in Figure 4 (A: CNP; B: GFAP; C: NGFb; D: VEGF; E: TGF β; F: IGF-1). Samples were taken from the penumbra in tMCAO or corresponding region in sham animals plus corresponding contralateral regions (Sham N2 n = 9; Sham Ar n = 8; tMCAO N2 n = 12; tMCAO n = 12). All values are presented as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.