Effect of Electroacupuncture on Rat Ischemic Brain Injury: Importance of Stimulation Duration

Figure 5

Statistical summary of EA effects on the velocity of blood cells.^∗𝑃<0.05, Ischemia + EA versus Ischemia group during MCAO; ∇𝑃<0.05, under reperfusion versus during MCAO in Ischemia group; ^#𝑃<0.05, Ischemia + EA versus Ischemia group under reperfusion. Note that MCAO reduced the velocity of the blood cells to ~75% of the baseline, which was further decreased to ~55% of the baseline after reperfusion. In all EA groups, EA during MCAO immediately decreased the velocity to ~55% of the baseline, and induced a significant increase in it after reperfusion. In contrast to changes in PU and CMBC, the velocity increased to >80% after reperfusion in all EA groups including EA-45 min.

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