Table 3 Time-course effects of EA intervention on the expressions of Ang II, AT ₁ R, and AT ₂ R after MCAO as determined by immunohistochemistry assay (IOD)

1

2.139 ± 0.295^※

2.768 ± 0.454^※

1.912 ± 0.484

1.746 ± 0.336^**

2.474 ± 0.428^※*

2.373 ± 0.487^**

2

2.200 ± 0.177^※

2.777 ± 0.222^※

1.952 ± 0.505

1.928 ± 0.268^**

2.317 ± 0.409^※**

2.501 ± 0.449^※**

3

2.259 ± 0.215^※

2.496 ± 0.145^※

2.455 ± 0.297^※

2.003 ± 0.287^**

2.191 ± 0.553^※*

2.780 ± 0.339^※**

6

2.330 ± 0.528^※

2.425 ± 0.396^※

2.526 ± 0.632^※

2.634 ± 0.474^※**

1.956 ± 0.366^※**

2.885 ± 0.583^※*

9

2.667 ± 0.383^※

2.379 ± 0.496^※

2.599 ± 0.454^※

2.901 ± 0.344^※*

2.057 ± 0.438^※*

3.117 ± 0.412^※**

12

2.889 ± 0.257^※

2.595 ± 0.281^※

2.484 ± 0.533^※

3.108 ± 0.193^※*

2.351 ± 0.193^※**

3.155 ± 0.443^※**

15

2.773 ± 0.344^※

2.604 ± 0.262^※

2.661 ± 0.428^※

3.226 ± 0.210^※*

2.337 ± 0.475^※*

3.346 ± 0.295^※**

18

2.754 ± 0.245^※

2.657 ± 0.280^※

2.539 ± 0.618^※

3.012 ± 0.308^※**

2.448 ± 0.366^※*

2.997 ± 0.594^※*

21

2.376 ± 0.542^※

2.744 ± 0.436^※

2.400 ± 0.623^※

2.669 ± 0.479^※*

2.526 ± 0.257^※*

2.882 ± 0.588^※**

24

2.474 ± 0.463^※

2.697 ± 0.321^※

2.445 ± 0.494^※

3.233 ± 0.335^※**

2.365 ± 0.400^※**

2.817 ± 0.513^※*