Moxibustion Reduces Ovarian Granulosa Cell Apoptosis Associated with Perimenopause in a Natural Aging Rat Model

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Immunohistochemical staining of apoptosis-related proteins in ovarian tissues. (a)–(c) Representative images of immunostaining of ovary tissues of rats in the control, MWM, CEE, and young groups against Bcl-2 (a), Bax (b), and caspase-3 (c). The antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 shows higher staining intensity, whereas Bax and caspase-3 show lower staining intensity in MWM and CEE than in the controls at 8 weeks.

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