Research Article

Site of Nerve Division Affects Pain-Related Behavior and Spinal Cord Glial Proliferation after C7 Neurotomy in a Rat Stroke Model

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Cortical infarction in rats after the MCAO procedure. (a) Gross brain morphology in the control group. (b) Gross brain morphology in the MCAO and C7 neurotomy groups; the black arrow indicates the area of cortical infarction. Nissl staining in the (c) control group and (d) MCAO and C7 neurotomy groups; the black asterisk indicates the area of cortical infarction (bregma: −0.84 to −1.08 mm; interaural: 8.16–7.92 mm).