Research Article
The Possible Neuronal Mechanism of Acupuncture: Morphological Evidence of the Neuronal Connection between Groin A-Shi Point and Uterus
Table 2
PrV-infected neurons in supraspinal area.
| PrV-infected neurons in supraspinal area | |
| Hypothalamus | | Medial preoptic area (MPA) | + | Arcuate nucleus (Arc) | + | Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) | + | Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus (DM) | + | Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (PVN) | ++ | Pons | | Locus coeruleus (LC) | + | Medulla | | Gigantocellular reticular nucleus (Gi) | +++ | Raphe magnus nucleus (RMg) | ++ | Raphe pallidus nucleus (RPa) | + | Caudoventrolateral reticular nucleus (CVL) | ++ | Nucleus of solitary tract (NTS) | +++ | Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus (DMV) | +++ | A5 noradrenaline cells (A5) | ++ | Lateral reticular nucleus (LRt) | ++ |
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+: 1–3 infected neurons, ++: 4–8 infected neurons, and +++: >9 infected neurons.
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