Effects of Electroacupuncture Stimulation at “Zusanli” Acupoint on Hepatic NO Release and Blood Perfusion in Mice

Figure 3

Hepatic LSP images of mice in four groups. Note. The liver LSP images of mice in control group (a), EA group (b), L-NAME group (c), and L-NAME plus EA group (d) at 0 min and 30 min, respectively. The color scale from the cold to the warm indicates the blood perfusion ranging from the low to the high level. In the control group, LSP image appeared largely as light green with small amount of yellow and red. Generally, the color distribution remains unchanged. In the EA group, the red region became enlarged immediately after 30 min of EA stimulation. In both L-NAME group and L-NAME plus EA group, the majority region of LSP images was light green, with slight change of the color distribution between acquisitions at 0 min and 30 min time points.

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