Table 1.
Nuclei and areas | c-Fos/c-Jun | Blank control | 0 Hz/sham control | 2 Hz | 60 Hz | 100 Hz |
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ACB | c-Fos | 13.30 ± 1.49b | 13.91 ± 2.36b | 17.04 ± 1.28b | 31.96 ± 4.91a | 14.81 ± 2.49b |
c-Jun | 14.62 ± 2.22c | 15.26 ± 1.99c | 29.21 ± 5.08b | 39.90 ± 7.45a | 43.37 ± 2.21a | |
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ASL | c-Fos | 21.64 ± 2.65b | 20.15 ± 2.67b | 25.55 ± 3.45b | 48.88 ± 5.32a | 19.56 ± 1.41b |
c-Jun | 33.32 ± 3.61b | 33.41 ± 3.67b | 41.35 ± 8.51b | 83.86 ± 4.10a | 83.81 ± 3.83a | |
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CAU | c-Fos | 15.71 ± 2.21bc | 13.06 ± 1.48c | 14.40 ± 2.49bc | 49.09 ± 5.62a | 19.56 ± 3.01b |
c-Jun | 10.06 ± 1.60b | 9.73 ± 1.33b | 9.56 ± 2.05b | 25.36 ± 2.27a | 25.39 ± 2.46a | |
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SON | c-Fos | 27.43 ± 4.54b | 21.90 ± 4.82b | 23.36 ± 3.01b | 71.01 ± 11.30a | 31.81 ± 2.99b |
c-Jun | 28.81 ± 3.75c | 28.57 ± 2.70c | 37.00 ± 9.42bc | 96.79 ± 5.36a | 44.36 ± 5.87b | |
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PVH | c-Fos | 23.29 ± 7.79c | 22.21 ± 3.24c | 49.45 ± 7.31b | 67.49 ± 10.03a | 30.63 ± 11.70c |
c-Jun | 25.88 ± 2.79d | 26.87 ± 3.04d | 52.09 ± 4.62b | 67.44 ± 4.61a | 39.97 ± 4.13c | |
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VMH | c-Fos | 29.32 ± 2.36c | 29.16 ± 3.11c | 48.43 ± 4.85b | 61.15 ± 2.49a | 35.12 ± 5.28c |
c-Jun | 21.91 ± 3.99c | 20.22 ± 3.21c | 48.08 ± 7.88b | 69.22 ± 11.22a | 48.24 ± 7.13b | |
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ARC | c-Fos | 29.88 ± 3.22c | 30.41 ± 3.50c | 61.22 ± 2.98b | 125.01 ± 21.55a | 43.71 ± 3.66c |
c-Jun | 24.08 ± 2.72c | 24.32 ± 2.30c | 50.39 ± 7.29bc | 90.91 ± 13.14a | 60.96 ± 10.14b | |
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AB | c-Fos | 18.08 ± 5.14b | 17.31 ± 4.47b | 72.34 ± 7.81a | 70.51 ± 6.40a | 27.76 ± 9.53b |
c-Jun | 13.06 ± 2.07c | 14.31 ± 1.74c | 55.38 ± 5.93a | 38.36 ± 5.01b | 21.63 ± 9.09c | |
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HL | c-Fos | 11.81 ± 0.83d | 11.88 ± 1.16d | 29.59 ± 4.88c | 78.66 ± 5.08a | 50.88 ± 2.37b |
c-Jun | 40.30 ± 4.15a | 40.94 ± 4.63a | 46.89 ± 3.92a | 50.99 ± 11.76a | 43.35 ± 5.79a | |
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PAG | c-Fos | 20.73 ± 2.87c | 20.29 ± 2.89c | 47.13 ± 6.98b | 79.43 ± 10.80a | 44.89 ± 9.14b |
c-Jun | 26.45 ± 2.68c | 27.49 ± 2.59c | 44.58 ± 4.02b | 70.58 ± 9.01a | 36.76 ± 4.50b | |
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SNC | c-Fos | 25.77 ± 4.13c | 24.75 ± 3.87c | 33.51 ± 9.79c | 83.25 ± 14.48a | 49.97 ± 10.01b |
c-Jun | 34.10 ± 3.88b | 32.15 ± 2.88b | 39.91 ± 6.93b | 51.85 ± 7.31a | 38.96 ± 7.84b | |
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PBN | c-Fos | 31.60 ± 4.22c | 30.14 ± 4.79c | 63.75 ± 12.03b | 77.43 ± 9.18a | 56.59 ± 4.11b |
c-Jun | 29.38 ± 3.56c | 27.31 ± 4.67c | 40.75 ± 11.78bc | 75.13 ± 10.78a | 56.95 ± 5.23b | |
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LC | c-Fos | 25.36 ± 3.62c | 25.95 ± 2.96c | 63.60 ± 10.51b | 103.49 ± 5.93a | 53.81 ± 5.32b |
c-Jun | 31.23 ± 2.95b | 30.80 ± 3.41b | 61.75 ± 6.62a | 67.67 ± 10.10a | 68.63 ± 6.15a | |
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NRM | c-Fos | 7.79 ± 1.73c | 7.18 ± 1.66c | 16.03 ± 2.71b | 25.39 ± 3.64a | 18.62 ± 3.51b |
c-Jun | 26.19 ± 2.26b | 26.64 ± 3.20b | 31.37 ± 3.71b | 45.74 ± 6.82a | 33.62 ± 7.72b | |
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NTS | c-Fos | 27.76 ± 3.08c | 22.63 ± 4.15c | 34.94 ± 2.49b | 51.27 ± 4.53a | 38.90 ± 3.96b |
c-Jun | 30.45 ± 3.56c | 29.29 ± 2.59c | 56.40 ± 5.30b | 75.18 ± 4.61a | 60.04 ± 5.09b | |
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GI | c-Fos | 15.70 ± 2.71c | 16.03 ± 2.30c | 36.65 ± 4.66b | 56.81 ± 9.74a | 45.42 ± 6.28b |
c-Jun | 26.76 ± 2.37c | 26.67 ± 3.73c | 34.10 ± 9.60bc | 52.54 ± 5.26a | 42.49 ± 3.43b |
The blank control refers to the group in which the goats were restrained in the same way as the EA-treated goats but without needling and electric stimulation. Values with different letters within the same row differ significantly (P < 0.05).