Electroacupuncture Activates Neuroplasticity in the Motor Cortex and Corticospinal Tract via the mTOR Pathway in a Rat P-MCAO Model

Figure 2

EA activates neuroplasticity-associated proteins to attenuate neuronal damage. (a) Results of different groups of Nissl staining (, ). (b) Western blotting analysis of the expression levels of GAP-43 and SYN (). (c) Changes in the number of intact neurons in each group. (d) Bar graph showing differences in SYN in the rat robust cerebral cortex. (e) Statistical analysis of GAP-43 expression in the rat robust cerebral cortex (, , ).

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