Low and high frequency electroacupuncture at Hoku elicits a distinct mechanism to activate sympathetic nervous system in anesthetized rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 247, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 155-158

  Lin, Tzer Bin ^a   Fu, Tsu Ching ^a   Chen, Chau Fong ^a   Lin, Yuh Jeng ^a   Chien, Chiang Ting ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; Hoku; Micturition; Parasympathetic nerve; Rat; Sympathetic nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPERACTIVITY; MICTURITION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0032524310     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00298-5     Document Type: Article

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