The ameliorating effects of long-term electroacupuncture on cardiovascular remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Table 1 The number of animals for different experimental groups and various parameters

	Control (SHR/Wistar)	Non-acupoint electroacupuncture stimulation group (SHR-NAP/Wistar-NAP)	Electroacupuncture stimulation at DU20 and ST36 group (SHR-AP/Wistar-AP)	Total
Echocardiographic analysis	6/6	6/6	6/6	36
Mean arterial pressure and heart to body weight ratio	8/8	8/8	8/8	48
HE staining	3/3	3/3	3/3	18
Sirius red staining	3/3	3/3	3/3	18
ELISA and Western Blotting	4/4	4/4	4/4	24
Total	24/24	24/24	24/24	144

The mean arterial pressure was conducted once every 2 weeks. Eight weeks after electroacupuncture stimulation, echocardiographic analysis, assay of heart to body weight ratio, ELISA, HE and Sirius red staining, and Western blotting were conducted in sequence.

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