Research Article
The Possible Neuronal Mechanism of Acupuncture: Morphological Evidence of the Neuronal Connection between Groin A-Shi Point and Uterus
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Fos expression neurons (arrow) in the supraspinal area after bee venom injection in the left groin region (). (a) Nucleus of solitary tract (NTS). (b) Locus coeruleus (LC), parabrachial nucleus (PB). (c) Raphe pallidus nucleus (RPa). (d) Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (PVN). (e) Lateral hypothalamic area. (f) Paraventricular thalamic nucleus (PV). 3V: third ventricle; 4V: fourth ventricle; D3V: dorsal third ventricle; d: dorsal; f: fornix; ic: internal capsule; l: lateral; m: medial; opt: optic tract; scp: superior cerebellar peduncle; v: ventral (scale bar: 100 um).
