“…Focal cerebral ischemia was induced by the unilateral filament middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model in the majority of studies (Table 1 ). 1 , 2 , 3 , 10 , 11 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 The duration of MCAO (and thus size of induced lesions) varied from 30 to 120 min, with 60 2 , 18 , 23 , 24 , 26 , 27 , 28 or 90 1 , 15 , 16 , 20 , 21 , 25 , 29 min of occlusion being the most common duration. Only two studies used the MCAO embolic model (embolic stroke is induced by the injection of a homologous blood clot into the middle cerebral artery).…”