Stroke leads to neurogenesis in damaged striatum
BrdU injected 2x/day during days 4,5,6 post-stroke (n=9; 10)
31-fold increase in number of BrdU/NeuN-labeled cells
Few observed BrdU/NeuN cells in contralateral striatum of MCAO; same in sham
Massive inflammatory reaction, demonstrated in ischemic tissue by BrdU+/NeuN- cells