Myocardial collagen content was determined using the sirius red staining technique [18 (link)]. Briefly, hearts were perfusion-fixed 8 weeks after electroacupuncture stimulation, processed for paraffin section and stained with picrosirius red. The images were captured by a digital camera connected to a microscope (BX512DP70, Olympus, Tokyo, Japan).
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