Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Functional outcome in rats transferred to an enriched environment 15 days after focal brain ischemia

Johansson, Barbro LU (1996) In Stroke: a journal of cerebral circulation 27(2). p.324-326
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim was to determine whether a delayed transfer to an enriched environment improves outcome after focal brain ischemia. METHODS: Performance on a rotating pole, prehensile traction, limb placement, and postural reflexes were tested in 15 spontaneously hypertensive rats housed in standard laboratory cages for 2 weeks after middle cerebral artery ligation. Seven of the 15 rats were then transferred to an enriched environment, and the two groups were tested 1, 3, and 5 weeks later. RESULTS: The enriched environment significantly improved pole performance, prehensile traction, and limb placement. CONCLUSIONS: Delayed postoperative environmental enrichment improves outcome in experimental stroke.
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
experimental, stroke, behavior, animal, stroke outcome, rats
in
Stroke: a journal of cerebral circulation
volume
27
issue
2
pages
324 - 326
publisher
American Heart Association
external identifiers
  • pmid:8571431
  • scopus:0030024623
ISSN
1524-4628
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
f0988ae7-5419-4968-8f98-d09d7f2760d0 (old id 1110514)
alternative location
http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/2/324
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 16:53:20
date last changed
2025-10-14 12:10:09
@article{f0988ae7-5419-4968-8f98-d09d7f2760d0,
  abstract     = {{BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim was to determine whether a delayed transfer to an enriched environment improves outcome after focal brain ischemia. METHODS: Performance on a rotating pole, prehensile traction, limb placement, and postural reflexes were tested in 15 spontaneously hypertensive rats housed in standard laboratory cages for 2 weeks after middle cerebral artery ligation. Seven of the 15 rats were then transferred to an enriched environment, and the two groups were tested 1, 3, and 5 weeks later. RESULTS: The enriched environment significantly improved pole performance, prehensile traction, and limb placement. CONCLUSIONS: Delayed postoperative environmental enrichment improves outcome in experimental stroke.}},
  author       = {{Johansson, Barbro}},
  issn         = {{1524-4628}},
  keywords     = {{experimental; stroke; behavior; animal; stroke outcome; rats}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{324--326}},
  publisher    = {{American Heart Association}},
  series       = {{Stroke: a journal of cerebral circulation}},
  title        = {{Functional outcome in rats transferred to an enriched environment 15 days after focal brain ischemia}},
  url          = {{http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/2/324}},
  volume       = {{27}},
  year         = {{1996}},
}