title: [Effect of acupuncture on pH values of acupoints in the goat].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study effect of acupuncture on pH values of acupoints and non-acupoints.
  
  
  METHODS
  The pH values of acupoints and non-acupoints were determined with pH sense needles at the same time and separately in the goat.
  
  
  RESULTS
  (1) The pH value of the acupoints and non-acupoints decreased when acupuncture was separately at acupoints and non-acupoints with the pH value of the acupoint decreased more significantly; (2) there was no significant difference in decreasing amplitudes of the pH values between the acupoint and non-acupoint when acupuncture was simultaneously given at acupoints and non-acupoints.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture can more significantly strengthen metabolism of acupoints; when acupuncture was simultaneously given at acupoints and non-acupoints, local metabolism is influenced each other.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Zhi
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ming-Min
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Guang-Ying
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000818:Animals; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans