Research Article

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

Table 7

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 c c c c b b c a c
AMY d d c c b c cd a cd
PVH d d c c c b c a cd
VMH e e de d c b de a de
SON e e de d bc b cd a cd
PVT d d c c b c c a c
PAG e e d c b c d a cd
PBN e e cd c b cd de a c
SOL d d bc b b b cd a bc
SCD e e cd cd b bcd d a bc