Research Article

Electroacupuncture-Induced Dynamic Processes of Gene Expression Levels of Endogenous Opioid Peptide Precursors and Opioid Receptors in the CNS of Goats

Table 6

Levels of -receptor gene expression in the CNS of goats stimulated by EA (2−ΔΔCt, mean ± SD, ).

Nuclei and areasSham control−0.5 h0 h2 h4 h6 h8 h12 h24 h

CAU d d c bc a bc a bc b
AMY c c b b a b a b b
PVH e e d b a d c d d
VMH e e de cd a b b c c
ARC e e d b cd b a b c
PAG e e d bc a b bcd cd bcd
NRM d d c b a c c b c
GI e e d a bc b a cd cd
SOL e e d a bc cd ab cd bcd
NH e e d cd b a c cd b