Similar to the pattern seen at 2 days post stroke, brain IGF-1 levels at 5 days post stroke were only affected by ischemia (hemisphere) [F (1,10), 10.92, p = 0.0079], but not by NaB treatment [F (1,10), 0.74, p = 0.4098] (Fig. 8a). The gene discussed is IGF1; the disease is ischemia.