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Year 2012 - Volume 32, Number 2
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Haematological changes in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) after treatment with electroacupuncture, 32(2):179-182
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ABSTRACT.- Esper G.V.Z., Fernandes R.R., Zardo A.M.L.P., Cavalheri V.M., Razante R.A., & Noro M. 2012. [Haematological changes in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) after treatment with electroacupuncture.] Alterações hematológicas em cães (Canis lúpus familiaris) após tratamento com eletroacupuntura. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 32(2):179-182. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Faculdade Integrado de Campo Mourão, Rodovia BR 158 Km 208, Campo Mourão, PR 87309-650, Brazil. E-mail: greyson@usp.br
Acupuncture is an alternative therapy which increasingly acquires credibility in the Western Hemisphere and it is indicated for anemic and immunosuppressed patients, as well as for other diseases. The experiment was performed with 8 adult dogs, 4 females and 4 males. The study consisted to analyze the concentrations of white and red cells evaluated at four treatments: controls (T0), acupuncture (T1), unilateral electroacupuncture (T2), and bilateral electroacupuncture (T3). The acupoints utilized were: 4 large intestine, 11 small intestine and 36 stomachs. All animals experienced all treatments with an interval of 7 days to each treatment. The serum hemograms were verified 20 minutes prior to initiation to treatment (M0), at the end of the treatment (M1), 60 minutes after treatment (M2) and 120 minutes post-treatment (M3). The results revealed that the red series was not significant, but there was only a significant decrease in medium corpuscular concentration (p<0.05) at T1 of M1 as compared to the other treatments; also there was a significant reduction (p<0.05) in the platelet concentration at T1, T2 and T3 as compared to controls. The electro-acupuncture may lead to thrombocytopenia, when stimulating these points, probably by a parasympathetic stimulus. |
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