Figure 5.

Effect of acupuncture on the expression of the gene associated with apoptosis in ovarian tissues. The gene expression levels of PI3K, Akt, bcl-2, and bax in ovarian tissues were detected by using Q-PCR, which were analyzed quantitatively. Data are shown as the mean ± s.d. Statistical significance: Different letters represent statistically significant differences between groups (a vs. b: p < 0.05, b vs. c: p < 0.05), whereas means that share the same letter do not differ significantly (p > 0.05).