The Neural Mechanism by Which the Dorsal Vagal Complex Mediates the Regulation of the Gastric Motility by Weishu (RN12) and Zhongwan (BL21) Stimulation
Figure 4
The expression of c-fos in DVC. (a) Photomicrographs of the medullary sections showing c-fos immunoreactivity in the DVC (NTS and DMV) in model rats (A) and in rats with EA at RN12 (B), BL21 (C), and RN12 + BL21 (D). The anatomic locations of the photomicrographs are indicated in the top, adapted from the atlas of Paxinos and Watson [30]. c-fos-positive neurons are presented as dark brown staining in the cell nuclei. Scale bars: 200 μm. 4 V: fourth ventricle. (b) Integral optical density (IOD) of c-fos-positive neurons in the DVC. Each column represents the mean ± SE of IOD. compared with MOD group; compared with RN12 + BL21 group.
