All procedures were carried out in accordance with Dutch and European regulations and were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Utrecht University. All efforts were made to minimize animal suffering. Animals of both sexes were used in all neonatal models and experimental conditions were divided among all different litters. No sex differences were observed in this study. For the adult MCAO model of stroke, male rats were used (see below).
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