Acupuncture Regulating Gut Microbiota in Abdominal Obese Rats Induced by High-Fat Diet

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Influence of acupuncture on the diversity and richness of gut microbiota (n=7). (a-b) The alpha diversity of ace and sobs on the OTU levels. (c-d) Ace and sobs indexes. All data are expressed as mean ± SD. ^∗P < 0.05, ^∗∗P < 0.01, ^∗∗∗P < 0.001, NCD vs. HFD; ^#P < 0.05, ^##P < 0.01, HFD vs. acupuncture.

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