Acupuncture Stimulation at GB34 Restores MPTP-Induced Neurogenesis Impairment in the Subventricular Zone of Mice

Figure 5

Histological images and graphs of BrdU and glial fibrillary acidic protein- (GFAP-) positive cells in the SVZ. (a) BrdU and glial fibrillary acidic protein- (GFAP-) specific immunofluorescence staining. (b) The number of BrdU/GFAP-positive cells in the SVZ. Based on the results of BrdU (red) and GFAP (green)-positive cells in the SVZ, the number of the BrdU/GFAP-double stained cells in the SVZ decreased after MPTP administration, but acupuncture stimulation suppressed this decreased. CC: cerebral cortex. ST: striatum. Scale bar = 10 µm. Data are shown as the mean ± standard error of the mean. < 0.001 versus saline group, < 0.001 versus MPTP group, and < 0.01 versus HT7 group.

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