Table 3.
Levels of POMC gene expression in the CNS of goats stimulated by EA (2−ΔΔCt, mean ± SD, n = 6).
| Nuclei and areas | Sham control | −0.5 h | 0 h | 2 h | 4 h | 6 h | 8 h | 12 h | 24 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAU | 1.03 ± 0.02c | 1.00 ± 0.00c | 1.25 ± 0.09bc | 1.38 ± 0.16b | 2.03 ± 0.23a | 1.37 ± 0.14b | 1.81 ± 0.16a | 1.27 ± 0.05b | 1.46 ± 0.13b |
| AMY | 1.09 ± 0.05d | 1.00 ± 0.00d | 1.28 ± 0.08cd | 1.34 ± 0.08bc | 1.64 ± 0.23ab | 1.39 ± 0.22abc | 1.69 ± 0.30a | 1.25 ± 0.06cd | 1.39 ± 0.10abc |
| PVH | 1.13 ± 0.03e | 1.00 ± 0.00e | 1.54 ± 0.12cd | 1.96 ± 0.20ab | 2.31 ± 0.17a | 1.39 ± 0.25d | 1.84 ± 0.14bc | 1.51 ± 0.12cd | 1.49 ± 0.36cd |
| VMH | 1.10 ± 0.06f | 1.00 ± 0.00f | 1.17 ± 0.07ef | 1.31 ± 0.13e | 2.36 ± 0.10a | 1.72 ± 0.16bc | 1.86 ± 0.15b | 1.35 ± 0.11de | 1.57 ± 0.13cd |
| ARC | 1.13 ± 0.03e | 1.00 ± 0.00e | 1.36 ± 0.13d | 2.17 ± 0.12b | 1.54 ± 0.14cd | 2.24 ± 0.16b | 2.76 ± 0.21a | 2.08 ± 0.13b | 1.78 ± 0.14c |
| PAG | 1.06 ± 0.03d | 1.00 ± 0.00d | 1.41 ± 0.10c | 1.66 ± 0.21bc | 2.56 ± 0.16a | 1.84 ± 0.10b | 1.66 ± 0.17bc | 1.43 ± 0.20c | 1.64 ± 0.22bc |
| NRM | 1.06 ± 0.04d | 1.00 ± 0.00d | 1.42 ± 0.11c | 1.92 ± 0.14b | 2.54 ± 0.18a | 1.61 ± 0.25bc | 1.44 ± 0.27c | 2.32 ± 0.20a | 1.47 ± 0.14c |
| GI | 1.13 ± 0.03e | 1.00 ± 0.00e | 1.57 ± 0.09d | 2.61 ± 0.19a | 1.93 ± 0.17bc | 2.14 ± 0.27b | 2.65 ± 0.19a | 1.81 ± 0.15bcd | 1.67 ± 0.20cd |
| SOL | 1.05 ± 0.07c | 1.00 ± 0.00c | 1.47 ± 0.09b | 2.12 ± 0.17a | 1.79 ± 0.18ab | 1.61 ± 0.19b | 1.93 ± 0.36ab | 1.70 ± 0.48ab | 1.83 ± 0.13ab |
| NH | 1.07 ± 0.03e | 1.00 ± 0.00e | 1.33 ± 0.12d | 1.42 ± 0.18d | 1.96 ± 0.14c | 2.81 ± 0.08a | 1.75 ± 0.08c | 1.43 ± 0.06d | 2.24 ± 0.19b |