Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Original Article

Acupuncture at “Zusanli” (St.36) and “Sanyinjiao” (SP.6) Points on the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Study of the Bioavailability of Tc-Sodium Pertechnetate in Rats

Table 2

Effect of acupuncture at Zusanli (ST.36) and Sanyinjiao (SP.6) points on the blood labeling of TcO₄ in rats.


Blood constituents	Mean ± SD (%ID/g)			ANOVA P-value
Blood constituents	St.36 (Group 1)	SP.6 (Group 2)	Control (Group 3)	ANOVA P-value

Plasma	54.69 ± 6.31	56.38 ± 5.47	61.25 ± 1.14	ns
RBC	45.31 ± 6.31	43.62 ± 5.47	38.75 ± 1.14	ns
IF-P	8.56 ± 2.69	8.77 ± 2.83	7.19 ± 0.62	ns
IF-BC	47.07 ± 14.65	33.48 ± 10.4	56.14 ± 10.49	.0085
SF-P	91.44 ± 2.69	91.23 ± 2.83	92.81 ± 0.62	ns
SF-BC	52.93 ± 14.65	66.52 ± 10.49	43.86 ± 10.49	.0086

The uptake of TcO₄ in the blood compartments after stimulating St.36 and SP.6 showed that insoluble and soluble fractions of the red blood cells were significant (P < .01) among the groups by one-way ANOVA followed by TKMCT. TKMCT: Tukey-Kramer multiple comparisons test.