Electroacupuncture and Brain Protection against Cerebral Ischemia: Specific Effects of Acupoints

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="804397.fig.007a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ecam/volume-2013/804397/figures/804397.fig.007a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Effect of EA at different acupoints on the blood flow in the nonischemic cortex</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="804397.fig.007b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ecam/volume-2013/804397/figures/804397.fig.007b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Averaged changes in the blood flow in the non-ischemic cortex in response to EA at different acupoints</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>EA had no significant effect on the cerebral blood flow in the non-ischemic cortex at different acupoints. Blood perfusion (PU), concentration of moving blood cells (CMBC), and velocity of blood cells (Velocity) were measured in the non-ischemic rats by a laser Doppler perfusion monitor system. (a) Effects of EA at different acupoints on the CBF. (b) Statistical summary. Note that EA had no significant effect on PU, CMBC, and Velocity in response to EA stimulation at different acupoints in the non-ischemic cortex.</table>

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Figure 7: Electroacupuncture and Brain Protection against Cerebral Ischemia: Specific Effects of Acupoints 