Effects of PF on the size of cerebral infarct and the neurological deficits.

<p>(A) The neurological score of MCAO groups and PF groups (n = 12). (B) Representative photographs showing the cerebral infarct of rat brain slices measured by 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining(n = 8). Black arrow indicated “infarcted area”. (C) The infarct volume of MCAO groups and PF groups. MCAO, rats treated with saline for 14 days after transient MCAO; PF, PF (5 mg. kg⁻¹) was administered for 14 days after transient MCAO. All data were expressed as mean ± SD. **<i>P</i><0.01 <i>vs</i> MCAO.