Research Article
Effect of Electroacupuncture on Reproductive Disorders and Insulin Resistance in a Murine Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Model
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(a) Vaginal smears showing proestrus stage. (b) Vaginal smears showing estrus stage. (c) Vaginal smears showing metestrus stage. (d) Vaginal smears showing diestrus stage. Scale bar = 400 μm. (e) Estrous cycle of the control group. (f) Estrous cycle of the DHEA group. (g) Days in estrus stage. (h) HOMA-IR levels. (i) Serum T levels in mice. (j, k) Representative ovary morphologies from the control and DHEA groups. Scale bar = 200 μm. (l) The number of corpora lutea in ovaries. (m) The number of cystic follicles in ovaries. HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; T: testosterone; CL: corpus luteum; CF: cystic follicles. .
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