Figure 2From: Pathophysiology, treatment, and animal and cellular models of human ischemic strokeSurgical technique for inducing global or focal cerebral ischemia in mouse. Schematic illustration of arteries demonstrating the three points of occlusion (black arrows) for global ischemia (3-VO) and red arrows for focal ischemia. MCA: middle cerebral artery; ICA: internal carotid artery; ECA: external carotid artery; BA: basilar artery; CCA: common carotid artery.Back to article page