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. 2009 Nov 7;15(41):5211–5217. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5211

Table 3.

Corticotropin-releasing hormone level in hypothalamus of rats and MC count in colonic membrane of rats in different groups (n = 7) (mean ± SD)

Group CRH level (pg/mg) MC count in each visional field
Normal group 42.68 ± 4.39 2.19 ± 0.31
Model group 66.63 ± 18.19a 10.0 ± 1.21a
EA group 42.81 ± 7.44c 4.81 ± 0.63ac
a

P < 0.05 vs normal group;

c

P < 0.05 vs model group. EA: Electro-acupuncture; MC: Mast cells..