Different frequencies of electroacupuncture modified the cellular activity of serotonergic neurons in brainstem

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 435-441

  Kwon, Young Bae ^a   Kang, Myung Soo ^b   Son, Sung Sae ^a   Kim, Jun Tae ^b   Lee, Yon Ho ^c   Han, Ho Jae ^c   Lee, Jang Hern ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C FOS; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MALE; NEURONS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0034567155     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x00000519     Document Type: Article

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