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Table 1 Endothelin-1 (ET-1) concentrations (mean ± SEM) in the ovaries, the adrenal glands, and the hypothalami in the three experimental groups the healthy control group, the polycystic ovary (PCO) control group, and the PCO group receiving electro-acupuncture (EA).

From: Steroid-induced polycystic ovaries in rats: effect of electro-acupuncture on concentrations of endothelin-1 and nerve growth factor (NGF), and expression of NGF mRNA in the ovaries, the adrenal glands, and the central nervous system

 

ET-1 concentrations (pmol/g)

 

Healthy control

PCO Control

PCO EA

Ovary

0.44 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.14

0.15 ± 0.05a

Adrenal gland

0.01 ± 0.01

0.05 ± 0.02

0.06 ± 0.04

Hypothalamus

0.14 ± 0.05

0.33 ± 0.10

0.71 ± 0.23a

  1. a p < 0.05 when the PCO group receiving EA were compared with the healthy controls.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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