Mast Cells and Nerve Signal Conduction in Acupuncture

Table 1

Nerve discharge throughout acupuncture stage.

Stage	Nerve discharges frequency (  ± SEM, Hz)
	ACU		Saline + ACU		DSCG + ACU
	Twist	Retain	Twist	Retain	Twist	Retain
1	47.5 ± 8.8	41.1 ± 8.5	32.4 ± 4.6	24.8 ± 3.4	35.3 ± 5.2	35.1 ± 5.2
2	45.6 ± 8.9	41.7 ± 8.8	28.7 ± 4.0	24.5 ± 3.8	36.4 ± 5.1	36.7 ± 5.3
3	47.8 ± 10	43.0 ± 9.7	28.7 ± 4.3	24.6 ± 3.6	35.4 ± 4.9	34.6 ± 5.1
4	47.1 ± 9.2	42.2 ± 9.0	29.2 ± 4.4	24.5 ± 3.8	33.5 ± 4.2	33.3 ± 4.8
5	47.0 ± 9.1	42.1 ± 9.0	29.7 ± 4.3	23.9 ± 3.7	33.0 ± 3.9	33.2 ± 4.4