Fig. 5

Effects of MOK pharmacopuncture on the levels of thyroid hormones in LT4-induced hyperthyroidism rats. MOK pharmacopuncture was subcutaneously administered once daily for 2 weeks and measured the levels of TSH (a), T4 (b), and T3 (b) in the sera of rats by ELISA, respectively. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n=5 per each group). *P<0.05, **P<0.01 and ***P<0.001 vs normal (a) or control (b). Normal, normal group; Control, LT4-induced hyperthyroidism group; MOK 0.3, MOK 0.3 mg/kg-treated group in control; MOK 3, MOK 3 mg/kg-treated group in control; and PTU, PTU 10 mg/kg-treated group as a reference drug