The Effect of Electroacupuncture on Neuronal Apoptosis and Related Functions in Rats with Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52210#.VIj6BsnQrzE Author(s) Liang Zhang 1 , Changming Li 1 , Renfu Quan 2* , Shangju Xie 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Research Institute of Orthopedics, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China . 2 Department of Orthopedics, Xiaoshan Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Hangzhou, China . ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the effect and significance of electroacupuncture (EA) on neuronal apoptosis and hindlimb motor and bladder functional improvement in rats with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: Sixty healthy Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned to sham, model, EA, and EA control groups (n = 15 each). EA group...