Acute effect of electroacupuncture at the Zusanli acupoints on decreasing insulin resistance as shown by lowering plasma free fatty acid levels in steroid-background male rats

Table 1 Plasma FFA levels in normal Wistar rats treated with normal saline or prednisolone

Time (n = 11)	30 min	60 min	90 min
CG: Normal Saline	1.23 ± 0.5	1.29 ± 0.4	1.25 ± 0.5
SG: Prednisolone	1.01 ± 0.2, a	1.36 ± 0.2, b	1.64 ± 0.3, c *

Values given as mean ± SEM (meq/l) after treatment; n = number of animals; CG = control group; SG = steroid group; letters a, b, and c indicate statistical significance compared with each other using ANOVA with LSD post-hoc test: a < b < c, p < 0.05. Data from each group were compared using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test. *p < 0.05

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