Research Article
Auricular Acupuncture to Lower Blood Pressure Involves the Adrenal Gland in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
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Effect of auricular electroacupuncture (EA) on heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP). 9thW: ninth week from birth; 10thW: tenth week from birth; (B): baseline prior to auricular EA treatment; 2–9 times: measurement of HR was before auricular EA; 1a–9a times: measurement of HR was after auricular EA. Control: control group without auricular EA; Sham: sham group, auricular EA at bilateral auricle helix 1 and helix 2 points; Treatment: treatment group, auricular EA at bilateral auricle heart and shenmen points; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; one-way ANOVA, Tukey post hoc test, versus control, versus sham.
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