Acupuncture Stimulation Alleviates Corticosterone-Induced Impairments of Spatial Memory and Cholinergic Neurons in Rats
Figure 3
Effect of acupuncture on plasma CORT concentrations induced by repeated CORT injection in the rats. The experimental groups were pretreated with vehicle saline-injected group, instead of CORT (0.9% NaCl, s.c., CON group, ), CORT-injected and nontreated group (5 mg/kg, s.c., CORT group; ), CORT-injected and Sinmun (HT7) acupoint-stimulated group (CORT-HT group; ), CORT-injected and Waiguan (TE5) acupoint-stimulated group (CORT-TE group; ), and CORT-injected and nonacupoint- (on the tail) stimulated group (CORT-TA group; ). Data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. * versus CON group. Vertical bars indicate SE.
