Neuroprotective Effect of Acupuncture against Single Prolonged Stress-Induced Memory Impairments and Inflammation in Rat Brain via Modulation of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression

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Effects of acupuncture on freezing behavior in response to conditioning (C1∼C3), extinction (E1∼E6), and short-term recall (R1) (a) and the percentage of time spent frozen during short-term recall (b) in the contextual fear conditioning; on the travel distance of locomotor activity in the open-field test (c); and on exploration time to two familiar objects (d) and familiar and new objects (e), and the ability to discriminate between familiar and new objects (f) in the novel object recognition test. , , versus SAL group, and versus SPS group.

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