Effect of Acupuncture at LR3 on Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in a Rat Model of Hypertension: A ¹⁸F-FDG-PET Study

Figure 2

Regional glucose metabolism in the rat brain. Regional glucose metabolism was scanned at 60 min after initial acupuncture ((a), (c), and (e)) or 24 h after completion of the 7-day treatment period ((b), (d), and (f)). Results are overlaid on a coronal view of the rat brain and mapped to the Paxinos and Watson rat brain atlas. ((a) and (b)) SHR group versus WKY group. ((c) and (d)) SHR + LR3 group versus SHR group. ((e) and (f)) SHR + LR3 group versus SHR + sham group. Colour bars represent the -value of each significant voxel.

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