Isoflurane post-treatment-induced neuroprotection.

<p>White male New Zealand rabbits were subjected to embolic stroke induced by 5 mg clots and post-treated with or without isoflurane. A: representative images of brain slices after being stained with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride, B: infarct volume, C: neurological deficit scores, D: brain water content. Results were mean ± S.D. (n = 12). * P < 0.05 compared with ischemia group. # P < 0.05 compared with ischemia group by two-way repeated measures analysis of variance.