Fig. 3

Apoptosis levels of brain cells after reperfusion. a Immunoreactive cells after TUNEL staining (400×); b statistics of apoptotic indexes (%). The quantitative results are obtained using Image Pro Plus 6.0 image analysis software. Data are presented as mean ± SD of N = 4; *P < 0.05 compared to I/R group, student’s t-test; ^#P < 0.05 compared to sham group, ANOVA