Expression data from MCAO or Sham operated rat blood [mRNA]. Rattus norvegicus

To analyze the gene expression alteration after stroke, we used Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion model of rats. By comparing with Sham operated rats, we extracted the mRNAs whose expressions are alterated by stroke. Using microarray analysis, we aimed to grasp the overall expression alteration of mRNA in blood after stroke. Overall design: 6 Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) or Sham operation (n=3), and the mRNA expression in the blood was compared between the two group.