LUMINESCENT-HISTOCHEMICAL STUDY OF MONOAMINE-CONTAINING SPLENICSTRUCTURES AFTER ACUPUNCTURE

Sections of rat spleen were investigated before acupuncture and 15 minutes, 1, 2 and 4 hours after acupuncture in the field of acupuncture at points LI 4 and GV 14 by method of luminescent microscopy. It was established that after acupuncture the bioamine status of the spleen changes in 15 minutes under the impact of modification of monoamine content in the red and white pulp. The change of the content of catecholamines and serotonin in granular luminescent cells of the responsive center of the spleen is of wavy nature. Thus the correlation between the central artery and granular luminescent cells of the responsive center, the central artery and granular luminous cells of red pulp, granular luminescent cells and the background of responsive center became strongly positive.

acupuncture, catecholamines, serotonin, spleen