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KMID : 1129720090260010111
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2009 Volume.26 No. 1 p.111 ~ p.123
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A Study on the Effect of High Frequency Electroacupuncture at Yanglingquan(GB34) on CCl4-intoxicated Rats
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Heo Yoon-Kyoung
Lee Hyun
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study is to observe the effect of high frequency electro-acupuncture (hf-EA) at Yanglingquan(GB34) on CCl4-induced liver damage in rats.
Methods: The author performed several experimental items, including measurements of body weight and liver weight, hematological analysis for RBC, WBC, PLT, hemoglobin, lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes and biochemical assays for ALT, AST, ALP and total cholesterol in serum, and histological analysis of liver tissue.
Results & Conclusions: 1. WBC level in blood was slightly reduced by acupuncture and hf-EA at GB34. 2. Lymphocyte level in blood was decreased by CCl4-intoxication and significantly increased by acupuncture and hf-EA at GB34. 3. Neutrophils level in blood was slightly reduced by acupuncture and hf-EA at GB34. 4. ALT and AST in serum were reduced significantly by acupuncture and hf-EA at GB34. 5. The pathological changes of liver tissue induced by CCl4 was reduced by hf-EA at GB34. 6. No significant difference was found between the effects of acupuncture and hf-EA on CCl4-induced liver damage in rats.
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KEYWORD
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High frequency electroacupuncture, Yanglingquan(GB34), CCl4, Liver demage
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