Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine

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Mouse Electroacupuncture Fixation Device Fabrication for Electroacupuncture Pretreatment in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy Mouse Model

Qiaoyun Wang^*1, Yixuan Luo^*1, Yanji Zhang^*2,3,4, Zhengrong Zhao¹, Yanxin Yu¹, Wei Huang^2,3,4

¹College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, ²Department of Acupuncture, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ³Department of Acupuncture, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, ⁴Hubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Here, we present a protocol to establish a mouse model of diabetic cardiomyopathy and a mouse electroacupuncture fixation device for the use of electroacupuncture in mice, which can fix the mice more gently during treatment.