Research Article
Electroacupuncture and Acupuncture Promote the Rat’s Transected Median Nerve Regeneration
Table 1
The morphometric, electrophysiological, and grasping analysis of the influences of acupuncture and electroacupuncture on nerve regeneration.
| Measuring index | Control | Acupuncture | Electroacupuncture |
| Morphometric analysis | | | | Axon number# | | | | Endoneurial area (mm2) | | | | Total nerve area (mm2) | |
0.40 ± 0.17* |
0.52 ± 0.17* | B. V. number# | |
130 ± 39* |
154 ± 63* | B. V. area (m2) | | | | Electrophysiological analysis | | | | Latency (ms) | | | | Amplitude (mv) | | |
16.50 ± 3.18* | MAP area (mvms) | | |
21.85 ± 5.17* | NCV (m/s) | | | | Grasping analysis | | | | Right paw (healthy) | |
47.45 ± 18.66* |
39.80 ± 12.33* | Left paw (injured) | | |
29.74 ± 6.86* |
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P compared with the control group; B. V.: blood vessel; MAP: muscle action potential; NCV: nerve conductive velocity.
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