(A) Mortality after MI in vehicle, ginkgolide A (10 mg/kg of body weight) and bilobalide 10 mg/kg of body weight). (B) Histograms represent the percentage of infarcted area (as made visible by TTC stain) from the whole heart. Results are means±S.E.M., n=3, *P<0.05 versus vehicle. (C) Pictures of comparable slices of rat heart stained with TTC solution, infarcted tissue is white.