Research Article
Effect of Acupuncture at LR3 on Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in a Rat Model of Hypertension: A 18F-FDG-PET Study
Figure 1
Effects of needling at LR3 in spontaneous hypertension rats (SHR). Between-group differences in systolic blood pressure (SBP; (a) and (c)) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP; (b) and (d)) were detected at 30, 60, and 90 min after initial acupuncture and at 24, 48, and 72 h after completion of the 7-day treatment period. versus the WKY group; versus the SHR group; versus the SHR + sham group.
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