Table 3 Summary of acquired signal counts from the integrated chromatogram peak area in the hypothalamus.

From: Electroacupuncture at Zusanli and at Neiguan characterized point specificity in the brain by metabolomic analysis

Peak area (signal counts)

Adenosine

Adrenaline

Arginine

GABA

Glutamate

Glycine

Sham

6,422

28,119

516,814

798,703

157,116

1,384,941

ST36

5,509

23,656

410,340

701,097

112,830

1,147,739

PC6

4,173

40,450

493,100

668,345

127,710

1,177,702

Sham RSD (%)

110.5

26.9

9.0

18.6

8.3

8.6

ST36 RSD (%)

113.5

27.4

23.0

12.3

19.2

14.4

PC6 RSD (%)

38.0

31.1

30.7

32.0

39.8

25.9

ST36 versus Sham p = 

0.10479

0.21463

0.07938

0.11025

0.0201

0.01504

PC6 versus Sham p = 

0.50662

0.04063

0.73616

0.1724

0.22437

0.22313

PC6 versus ST36 p = 

0.65114

0.00342

0.36351

0.62593

0.52444

0.80948

Back to article page