The Effect of Electroacupuncture on PKMzeta in the ACC in Regulating Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rats Experiencing Chronic Inflammatory Pain

Figure 3

The effect of EA on chronic inflammatory pain-induced anxiety-like behaviors in elevated zero maze. (a–d) The trajectories of rats in the control group, model group, EA group, and sham EA group in the elevated zero maze on day 30 after CFA injection. Total distance traveled throughout the arms (e), distance traveled in the open arm (f), the number of entries into the open arm (g), and time spent in the open arm (h) of the control group, model group, EA group, and sham EA group. All data represent the mean ± SEM, . ^# and ^##, compared to the control group; , compared to the model group; ^•, compared to the sham EA group.

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